Chicken Rara
Double chicken, double joy
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · delivery via GrabFood and LINE MAN
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is Chicken Rara?
It is a special dish where bone-in or boneless chicken pieces are cooked in a gravy primarily made of spiced minced chicken.
Is it very spicy?
Yes, Chicken Rara is known for its robust, spicy, and rich flavor profile.
Are there bones in this dish?
Traditionally, it is made with bone-in chicken for extra flavor, but the keema(mince) is boneless.
Why choose Chicken Rara?
It offers a distinctive texture contrast and a double dose of meat in one dish, suited to meat lovers.
What pairs well with it?
It goes with roomali roti, naan, or lachha paratha.
About Chicken Rara
Chicken rara is a Punjabi dhaba dish built around a simple trick: cooking whole chicken in a gravy that is itself made largely of minced chicken. Rara refers to that mince, and the doubling of meat is what gives the dish its weight and its name. It is roadside cooking, robust and unsubtle, made for people who want a heavy plate.
At BHARAT the chicken is slow-cooked with chicken mince in a thick onion-tomato gravy, so the keema breaks down into the sauce while the pieces stay whole. The mince is boneless, and the dish is built on two textures of the same meat rather than on cream or nut enrichment. The masalas are ground fresh in the kitchen daily, the chicken is halal-marked and bought from Makro each morning, and no pork or alcohol is used in any of the cooking.
The texture is what separates it from every other gravy on the menu. The mince makes the sauce coarse and grainy, clinging to the chicken pieces, and the long cook deepens the flavour and leaves a little oil on the surface in the dhaba manner. It is the most robust of the curries here, and the boldest in spicing. It comes hot by default, which suits the dish, and the chef from Uttarakhand can bring the heat down if you prefer it gentler.
It is filling and meant for bread. A roomali roti, a naan, or a lachha paratha all stand up to the thick, minced gravy, and the double dose of meat makes it a substantial main on its own.
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