Beef Chaap-Calcutta-style Mughlai Specialty-Ramzan and Eid Special Recipe

Walk by any joint specialising in serving up Mughlai delicacies in Kolkata and its outskirts and you will most likely find a massive lagan of chaap being tended to right there on the footpath. Chaap is as ubiquitous in Kolkata's Mughlai eateries, big and small, as biryani. Beef chaap is especially popular among aficionados. In this video, we show you how to recreate restaurant-style, tender, melt-in-your-mouth beef chaap, championed by joints such as Asma, Nafeel, Zam Zam, Afreen, Arafat, and their ilk, at home.
Chaap is basically a preparation where thin slices of meat are marinated, usually tenderised, and fried in oil at very low temperature over a long period of time. South Asian cuisines in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan make varying kinds of dry and gravy-laden chaap preparations. The Kolkata chaap in particular has generous amounts of spicy gravy and is served with a drizzling of the oil it is cooked it. Enjoy it with naan, tandoori rooti, roomali rooti, porota, or a plate of warm aromatic biryani.
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[@debosmitabasak6568]

Can we make chicken chaap in the same way?

[@BongEats]

We would think so. You will have to modify the salt to meat ratio a little, and you won't need the papaya paste. If you are in Calcutta go to New Market and ask for a small chicken for chaap. The chicken should be preferably less than 800 g after removing feathers, skin and guts. Cut it into four pieces (two breasts and two legs) and then follow the recipe. Reduce the cooking time too since chicken cooks much faster.

[@GuleNajaf]

Bong Eats Hats off to you how seriously u modified the recipe for your viewrs Realy u r too wonderful

[@atreyee1973]

I prepared chicken chaap in the same way.. but didn't use papaya

[@zebaishtiaque1656]

atreyee mukherjee so how it's turned out can u tell me....coz I want to cook chicken champ

[@kaustovbose5398]

@@BongEats have u covered or cookef without covering? Mutton chaap can be done in same way?

[@deenuf]

I'm pleasantly surprised that no one is abusing one another because " beef" is mentioned. This is the Calcutta I grew up in and this is The Calcutta I would want to be in always. P.S- i nice recipe!

[@SunnyMcvin]

I was wondering the same.

[@arindam77]

LMAO ikr wandering soul

[@amethyst6073]

me too Calcutta is diverse yet unified unlike any other state

[@mirrushad5456]

wandering soul you are right👏👏👏👏👏

[@sulaganabiswas4801]

wandering soul i completely agree with you in the present climate as even celebs like kajol have had to clarify they had buff meat and not beef.any whiff of beef and you've had it.

[@পৃথাতা]

আমার শহর, আমার রাজ্য, আমার দেশটা এমনই থাক। আমিষে নিরামিষে, মটনে বিফে, একাকার হয়ে, একে অপরের দিকে চোখ রাঙিয়ে নয়, একে অপরের কাঁধে হাত রেখে। যার যা পছন্দ সে সেই স্বাদ নিক। এমন দৃশ্য শুধু চেখেই নয়, চোখে দেখেও আনন্দ। খুব ভালো লাগে আপনাদের রান্না। এটাও অনবদ্য।

[@lipikamallik5697]

Excellent...

[@tukaisarkar1134]

right yr

[@mirrushad5456]

👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@s.kasadulhoque7915]

You are right prithaji

[@skahasan]

Sweet thinking

[@sayanchatterjee355]

I live in the US now and if it wasn't for this channel, my connection to the food I grew up loving would have long been erased. It is so hard getting food like this in Indian restaurants in Midwestern US. Every single time I have cooked one of your recipes in my apartment, my American roommates have been bowled over. They have tried the recipes themselves and have developed a new love for and interest in cooking Indian and more specifically classic home style Bengali dishes. And that cultural exchange, that enlightenment, is the true purpose of great food. Thank you for this.

[@bisweswarsenchowdhury2646]

my mom was watching your videos & she kept saying "meyeta ki valo dakh...kitchen kotoo poriskar raakhe" 😂

[@BongEats]

Ha ha, that we do. Not just the meye. Both of us keep the kitchen clean.

[@koushikpaul7060]

Barite banale keliye brindabon pathiye debe..

[@BongEats]

ha ha ha ha

[@atanudas6061]

😂😂😂

[@shuptispaintingworld6887]

khawar jinish khaile kelanor ki ache!!! lol

[@bapisk4725]

Vul koreo na😂😂

[@emdadulhaque8343]

😂😂😂

[@Aasias_Daily_Vlogs]

No one is abusing after a beef recipes even...love my Kolkata...❤❤❤

[@TheUrbanFight]

I am not working on my videos and binge watching all of yours. What sorcery is this?! 😍

[@BongEats]

I am dangerously on the verge of doing the same on your channel. Have somehow managed to peel myself away (because WORK, arghh) but I'll be back! :D

[@SweetNSourCookingchannel]

This is the PERFECT Ramadan/Eid special recipe. I will share with my muslim friends .

[@shwetakarkoon]

Red Chillies Cooking ba

[@shwetakarkoon]

Red Chillies Cooking #cr Rhymes

[@TheKayarkae]

anybody noticed the shell spoon for salt.... loved it

[@lovemontreal6417]

Rajesh kumar , everybody noticed, that's a result of , "creative mind ".

[@animeshmondal3698]

Sotti lov lagche ...beef chap khete Mon chaiche

[@ranitdey6355]

can't resist my self commenting on ur video. U guys are taking business for many shops. Seriously speaking real details with your uniqueness and the background score is also phenomenal

[@Hellbeastt]

Biryani ta dekhe mone hoche KZbin er best biryani recipe video hote choleche....can't wait to watch

[@hipo422]

This is my heaven on earth. Biryani, chaap, phirnee and a bottle of thums up. Excellent work once again. Can you make something from zakaria street?

[@BongEats]

We'd love to! Next year maybe. :-)

[@hipo422]

Yes sure. Thanks.

[@suzanhuang7063]

Love it.. I miss Kolkata food… so much.. living in US now.. but every time I cook, following your recipes.. I feel like m in my home town.. Thanks Insiya..

[@reeppandilepcha966]

No wonder Chaap costs reasonably higher than other preps, totally blown away by the ingredients used for that thick gravy. Although I am not a big fan of oily food but this is divine! Sikkim better be ready for this side of beef prep when Bong eats hits Sikkim. I heart you guys!

[@BongEats]

Yes, chaap has quite a lot of somewhat expensive ingredients, but once it is marinated, cooking is easy. Cannot wait to visit Sikkim!

[@beautifulbrowny8382]

উফফ.. ভগবান.. এই চাপ খেতে আমি মরে যেতেও রাজি... 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@BongEats]

হাঃ হাঃ হাঃ হাঃ

[@tandrimapanja2624]

I made chaap with chicken...it's too good..beyond my expectations..thnks for shareing this...😍 Love you guys😍

[@arshiakhan1771]

Marine bhi banaya bht taste bna thank you aaise he or aacchhe ache recipe share krte rahe

[@rubidaafrin4485]

I only watch ur channel to see how nicely u guys are preparing the recipes .....cooking is an art and u guys have proven that... Person like me also started cooking these days after seeing ur channel 😅😅😅....U both are awesome... 100 out of 100....keep it up...

[@whydoicare877]

This is the first time I saw in the video all the ingredients that my mom used to make chap and this is the authentic method of having the chap made, I've also seen other videos but they did not use these ingredients or they have diff style. am 💯 percent sure this is gonna be tasty cause it's my mom ingredients and thank you for your video cause I always forget one or two ingredients while making. This could be my forever reminder video when I'm making it. EDIT : I AM REALLY THANKFUL I'VE FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING SIMILAR TO MY MOM'S FOOD .THANK YOU

[@mistumukherjee]

I Don't eat beef...but preparation was awesome...

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Mistu. You can try this with mutton if you like.

[@mistumukherjee]

Bong Eats ... Sure... I would...but even if i don't eat beef its really tempting n a visual treat...

[@SunnyMcvin]

Other cooking channels which provides their own recipes in the name of "traditional and authentic recipe" should learn from here. Hats off to you.

[@katewilliams466]

এটাই বাঙ্গালীর বৈশিষ্ট্য সে যেখানকার হোক না কেন। বাঙ্গালী জানে সবাইকে সাথে নিয়ে থাকার আনন্দ। সবার ওপরে মানুষ সত্য। এরকম থাকুক বাঙ্গালী। আমার খুবই ভালো লাগলো একমত হলে👍👍👍

[@jayatimal2657]

Recipe ta dekhe, Ami just kyabla hoe gechi....this is pure love...chokhe jhilmil lege geche Amar....I started salivating....tomader haate jaadu ache....😍

[@bakchodimatmaar8020]

Dislikersরা হল কিছু ধর্মভীরু কাপুরুষ ও backdated হিন্দু যারা খাবারকেউ ধর্মের মধ্যে জড়িয়ে ফেলেছে, আমিও একজন হিন্দু যদিও, তবুও আমি Like না দিয়ে পারলাম না, অত্যন্ত সুন্দর একটা রেসিপি শেয়ার করার জন্যে ধন্যবাদ. *বলছি কাকারা গরু খান না অথচ খাসি জমিয়ে খান, বলি দুটোই তো তৃণভোজী*

[@shantabhbedajna4841]

I have tried this recipe with mutton....believe me....it was just awesome....

[@shounakbaksi]

You are documenting Calcutta foods so well. Thanks so much .

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Shounak.

[@ruhitakhtar2696]

Zabardast 👍 recipe of chaap . I love it 😋😋

[@rajsmitabhattacharjee1164]

My mother in law makes moolor jaali, can you show that as well?? and other such quaint but delicious authentic bengali dishes which are unheard of in our generation?! Thank you!!

[@moitryde5624]

I just made this recipe with spare ribs . It came out perfect . Thank you for sharing this recipe .

[@sudakshinadebnath6176]

this video is just like a celebration. 😆monta bhalo hoye gelo. every year ami wait kori ei ramzan maser janya.... because of those food. those r like " kathor durbalata" . love it.

[@BongEats]

😋

[@swarupkumarchatterjee5608]

আহা, স্বর্গীয় স্বাদ😋😋😋

[@KolkataFoodWalks]

Reminded me of Zam Zam in Park Circus.. Their Mutton Biriyani and Beef Chap is purely from heaven... What a mouthwatering recipe it was

[@BongEats]

Zam Zam 💛

[@nilanjanaghosh4041]

Talking of zam zam...Can you pls share their burhani receipy...

[@alearner9785]

The best meticulously presented cooking video. Bhalo Aache

[@Philosophical_Nugget]

Though I am not into beef, but still watching it and I must say it looks delicious and tempting! 😃

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Indrani 🙂

[@arefakhatun9344]

I made it yesterday by following this receipe. And it really turned out very well

[@uniqueshadowplayer4651]

No fight in comments section about 'beef' , great to see that

[@roopdas3130]

🙏Ami aapnar moto chiken chap anek bar banalam daru daru hoyeche. Aajkew banachi. Thank you video tar jonno🤗

[@ritochit]

here I am, eating Maggi and watching this delicious dish being cooked. The Maggi is long over, but the tongue won't stop salivating!!!! Ki Chaap! Also, apart from your magical kitchen, where else can I get some good Beef Chaap in Kolkata?? anything you folks would recommend?

[@rajeshhalder2056]

Puro perfect. I like ur every dish. Gurudev.... Haleem tau bapok chilo

[@afrinrahman1997]

I love Kolkata... Respect!! No one is abusing for beef ❤❤❤

[@celestialwafts3452]

Could you please tell me where to buy good quality beef in Kolkata. Beautiful creation by the way.

[@sambartadutta5229]

How many of you are watching this in empty stomach? 😢

[@anomitrabiswas6341]

aar bolo na, ki chaap ki chaap maajhraate khabar khunjte jete holo eta dekhe

[@abdulshaik6736]

I'm watching this early morning

[@dolon2301]

Ami ami.. dupure pete khide nie khichuri reciepe ta jhalie nichi..

[@irshadkiduniya721]

My wife made like this....I love my Kolkata and its food....

[@zarrinnishat8728]

I was searching for authentic recipes.Bong eats came to my rescue. Love u insiya

[@bengalifoodeasy]

eto details tao eto kom somaye osadharon......beyond excellence....mon bhore dekhlam ar obossoi shikhlam......ekta request korchhi ....kolkata e chaap er sathe je tikia ta toiri kore setao sekhao na please ...eta ami onek search korechhi kintu kothao pai ni....👌👌👌👌👌👌👌❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Watermelonslay139]

This is the most difficult thing I have ever watched in the middle of the night. I am now SO hungry. The nearly five-year-old junior offspring has said of the hands in the video, "She is a most excellent chef cooker." And while I am appalled at her terrible use of words, I agree utterly in principle. I'm going to go watch again and salivate. Thanks for the recipe, guys.

[@BongEats]

Now I want both my business card and tombstone to say exactly this.

[@aparnachaudhuri8921]

Jumping in to say that you could easily cook a chef in all that oil and other good stuff. Offspring is not wrong, in principle.

[@aniketsarkar9456]

I never tried out beef... But this one looks so tempting... I am drooling

[@docali6729]

Where are you guys based I never imagined living in New York ever seeing this recipe online in such detail well done really appreciate it 👌

[@avesonustechnology2270]

One of the best cooking channels Ive come across.

[@sayanichatterjeeray738]

Superb. Marvellous, I must say. You both have a God gifted creativity . Your cooking methodology is definitely fantastic and all the recipes contain that traditional touch , which makes your channel best from others. Video editing is fabulous. I am a great fan of your channel. Keep on documenting Bengali Cuisine and represent our Traditional Cuisine worldwide. Good wishes.

[@BongEats]

Thank you very much, Sayani. Your support means a lot. :-)

[@tulikasaha5961]

Uffffff..jibh e jol.. ashadharan..can smell the aroma..😆😝

[@BongEats]

Thanks, Tulika.

[@kunalsvlog8205]

Bong eats do you have any Pork recipes, because I loved it 😋🤤🤤

[@MdRashid-ji9fi]

You are kitchen queen 👸 yummy 😋 recipe..amazing I’m from Kolkata khiddirpore

[@saichukan]

I just went and read all 533 comments! Ki aaNtakyalane ami 😁 Makes me happy to read all the well deserved appreciation coming your way but 😘

[@rahulgaikwad1331]

Mouth watering presentation. Is that bivalve shell in the salt container @ 1.20.

[@truckstickers2408]

Yumm! I have so many memories of having Chicken chaap and rumali ruti, and it was always completely worth it (regardless of how I felt the next morning). Now I have to go and try this one out asap - thank you so so much!

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Abhesh. You just reminded me of the soft thin roomali rutis! Oof.

[@ankanabiswas2124]

ami toader sob videos dekhi and i have tried many of them.. kaal amar friends ra asachilo and i made mishti polao and chicken chaap(inspared by bief chaap) all of them loved it and that was my very first attempt of cooking both of the dishes... thank u saptarshi da and insia di for everything that u have shared with us and keep loving the kolkata cuisine... and If u allow me i would like to share a traditional recipe of my family with mutton....

[@sunayanaroy3824]

Oh wow, I could practically smell it. Love how you've broken down the recipe for beginners, thank you! I've never cooked beef before but now I think I should give it a shot.

[@BongEats]

Totally worth it. This recipe is actually quite fuss free.

[@ankurchakraborty4143]

i tried it at home with chicken and its just fabulous.thanks didi

[@simranjahan5320]

Beautiful attempt ❤️ aibar kurbani Eid atry korbo in Sha Allah.. Thank u bong eats ❤️❤️❤️

[@Abhishek-sh6ls]

The idea of mutton biryani with the chaap is sheer nostalgia took me straight back to the days when i lived in kolkata.

[@how2decor]

Bengali Culture Best Culture, accepting all, abusing none....proud to be a Bengali.

[@hirakahmed2746]

I am speechless. I am enjoying the cooking.

[@PiGirlPisces]

Enough to make me smile when I read Biriyani is coming soon!😍 Thank you thank you thank you! 🙏🏻 Eagerly waiting.

[@tgb_vids]

I am planning to cook beef chaap today, and no better recipe could satisfy my soul than this... would definitely follow this

[@doctorjee]

Brilliant! The videos are so inspiring for amateur chefs and home-cooks. I will definitely try this...

[@rimaahmed1729]

Amader dhakay onno rokom kore banay....but aj notun kore new idea te sikhlam...tnx di

[@farhaemrana4334]

আমাদের বাংলাদেশ এ,,বিফ চাপ,,চিকেন চাপ,,শুকনা শুকনা,,ফ্রাই,,কাবাব টাইপের হয়।। কোলকাতার টা দেখি,,ঝোল ঝোল হয়।। কখনো কোলকাতা গেলে ওদের এই ঝোল চাপ অবশ্যই ট্রাই করব খাওয়ার জন্য।

[@AmbrosiaAndNectar]

Darun hoyeche chap ta .Ami ebar EID te ata ranna korbo.Thank You.

[@robirobi8348]

from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩😍😍😍

[@ayanmukherjee333]

Can we make Mutton chaanp or lamb chaanp to be specific, by this method? Any modification needed? What should be the choice of cuts for the meat!?

[@kolkatamuslimvlog7738]

I'm a calcuttan miluslim we usually have this meal once a week or more 2wice a week love it try fry chaap which is of less masala

[@aninditakhamrui3447]

আমার বাবা বানাতেন এই ভাবে ।কখনও রেসিপিটা লিখে রাখার প্রয়োজন বোধ করিনি।পরে বুঝেছিলাম কি ভুল করেছিলাম বাবাও নেই আর বাড়িতে বানানো চাপ ও নেই ।অনেক ধন্য়বাদ.🌸 তোমাদেরকে ।মাট্ন চাপ বানাবো।

[@wishnipon]

This looks delicious. Good to see you churning out authentic recipes one after another, so well presented.

[@BongEats]

Thanks, Nipon! :-)

[@teatashde8619]

Best chaap video ever.... ekdom authentic. I come and watch your videos whenever I am having a difficult day....cheers me up. Please keep up the good work.

[@hiya3076]

I tried making this and it turned fabulous. The moment I made the spice paste, even before adding the beef, it was smelling like those restaurants.Thanks a lot Bong Eats

[@shiluakter8555]

Shekhe nelam..... thanks for shering

[@hd9536]

I've probably clogged my arteries just watching this, totally worth it.

[@arjunkrishpillai]

My wife tried the recipe and it tasted awesome

[@sanjidaalam6747]

Yummy! will definitely try the chaap on Eid. my last few attempts were anything but edible lol. Thank you

[@whissywhassy]

Da beef chaap looks yummz....hav To try it...awesome upload guyz...

[@ruportori]

Wonderful as always. However, it'd be egregious to reserve it for only Ramzan and Eid. Such a design should be good for any occasion even if it's a make-believe one. Thank you.

[@fizaansari4109]

Oneki valo hoyche ki bolo ek dom restaurant ar wedding motun holo khubi khubi dhoonobad

[@Pujarini89]

This is the PERFECT Ramadan/Eid special recipe! Will share with all my friends and family in Calcutta. Thank you for chronicling and keeping alive the cultural (and therefore food!) diversity of the city :)

[@BongEats]

Thank you for saying that, Pujarini. That is, in fact, our main motto. Calcutta (and India) has so much diversity of food that it would be a shame to let that go.

[@anamikachatterjee8802]

❤Lovely❤ Unique method I always prepare chicken chaap in dis way and it's delicious in taste. Thank you bong eats❤

[@tipumridha8039]

আপনাদের রান্না আমার ভীষণ ভালো লাগে।

[@debmukherji1]

I love the way you guys present the cooking process without any commentary in the background or even showing anyone's face, yet very effective in explaining the process and ingredients. One point on this recipe though - I was born and brought up in Kolkata and now I keep going back once a year at least. Like most Bongs, I am a hard core fan of Biriyani and Chaap. I am yet to see a boneless chaap served in the traditional Muglai restaurants.

[@BongEats]

Thank you, Deb. As far as we have seen beef chaap in Calcutta is boneless. Mutton chaap on the other hand is made from actual mutton "chop" which is beaten and flattened along with the bones.

[@prakritibanerjee929]

Bong Eats and I'm sure we can make this same recipe with mutton too? Because we don't eat beef.

[@srabanichakraborty1780]

Superb hoyeche, kichudin age chicken chaanp korechilam, eibar eta try korbo, ektu kom oil diye ki kore hobe bolbe please

[@barnalibanerjee6202]

I was waiting for this recipe for a long time now and finally you guys did it and the sone pe suhaga news is mutton biryani recipe is on the way this can't be any better thank you bong eats

[@RakibLaskar-p5k]

Ami try korechi.. Just wow... But tok doi aktu kom dite hobe....

[@DS-Pakaemon]

I thought the Hindutva brigade would destroy the comment section. Surprised to find it so peaceful! Just disappointed at the number of dislikes. Come on! Look ahead of religions! World is one!

[@sambitts1982]

great receipe once again, one suggestion (you can add dried rose petal and kabab chini in the biryani masala) it enhances the taste....I followed ur receipie with my biryani/chaap masala...turned out really great...one more suggestion instead of raw onion paste with cashew & posto paste, try with boiled onion or beresta paste, tastes even better, let me know how was it once you try with these changes, would wait to hear from you....keep posting....

[@anirbanchakrabarty8561]

So authentic and simple! This is definitely going to be my Sunday’s lunch. Wish you both a very happy Ramadan.

[@BongEats]

Thanks, Anirban. Good wishes to you too.

[@ahanabasu780]

Hats off to you guys .. tomader videos dekhe sikhe apply kore ami amar barite cook kore maa baba ke impress korte pari ... 😁 The best cooking channel ever . Accurate taste odour flavour ashe apna der recipe te ... 😋😘

[@tasnimtabassum2447]

Love from Dhaka ♥ We make chaap in different way. But your chaap looks more "shahi" :)

[@piyalipal1]

Mutton rezala ta ektu sikhiye dao na please. I love Sabir's mutton rezala. To my taste they are the best.

[@debduttarai]

yaayy... chaap is done... I am more excited about next video..that must be the biriyani... 😍😍 and সব ভালো যার, শেষ ভালো তার, this special will end with Phirni... 👏👏👏👏👏 eagerly waiting for next two fridays... more love to you guys... 😆😆

[@riyab1234]

Most authentic looking recipe on youtube. The others look uncooked.