Haleem is a hearty and delicious mutton stew widely consumed throughout regions like the Middle East and Asia. Although it is very popular in India especially in the city of Hyderabad It is a bit shocking to learn that Haleem originates from Persia. Haleem is consumed throughout a lot of other regions of the world, but is most often eaten by Muslims especially during Ramadan, the month that is holy to Muslims. Ramadan to celebrate the Iftar during the break of their fast.
In addition to spices, lentils, along with broken and broken wheat it’s a delicacy that is slow-cooked and usually eaten during Eid celebrations.
Recipe #1
Ingredients Of Haleem
1 tsp of lamb (boneless)
150 gms moong dal (washed)
50 gms dal chana
100 gms of wheat (broken)
500 ml desi ghee
10 Cloves
4 Bay leaves
1 gm 1 gms of saffron
30 gms of green chilly paste
10 grams turmeric powder
6gms mace
10 grams green cardamom
50 grams garlic paste
50gms of ginger, grated
150 gms onion, deep fried
3-4 litre lamb stock
to taste salt
How to Make Haleem
1.Wash then soak lentils and broken wheat for 2 hours.
2.Take a large bottom handi and mix ghee with the whole spices, bay leaf, cloves as well as green cardamom. Once the spices begin to crackle and smouldering, add the grated ginger as well as garlic paste until the color becomes brown.
3.Add the lamb with the spices powdered saffron, green chili paste, turmeric powder, and cook until it’s half cooked and then add the fried onions.
4.Drain the liquid from the lentils, and then put it in the lamb with the lamb stock. You can add salt at this point.
5.Let it simmer until the lamb becomes tender and then blends with the lentils and thickens in consistency.
6.Check for the seasoning , and serve with your choice of breads
RECIPE NOTES
You can serve Haleem with breads such as Baqarkhani and you could enjoy it by itself as it’s an entire meal.
Recipe #2
Ingredients
1 cup of wheat
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp barley
1/4 cup white maash (urud) dal
1/4 cup moong dal
1/4 cup masoor dal
1/4 cup basmati rice
1 cup channa dal
1/2 to 3/4 cup oil
2 1/2 lbs , preferably boneless beef stew or boneless veal (without fat) or mutton and chicken can also be used
1 1/2 cups stock of beef or chicken
1 1/2 heaped tablespoons Red chilli powder (increase or decrease as per preference if required)
Salt to taste
2-3 tablespoons paste of ginger and garlic
1 tablespoon of coriander powder heaped
1 1/2 teaspoon of level turmeric powder
1-1/2 large onion cut to cook
Ingredients needed for sealing the pots for cooking
1 . Level teaspoon garam masala 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon mace powder 1 teaspoon cumin black 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder
Ingredients to garnish or served with a side of
The lemons are cut into wedges. They’re accompanied by chopped cilantro, green chillies, fried onions chopped the ginger, masala chaat yogurt and naan.
Method
Wash and soak the seven grains for 6-8 hours. In a skillet, cook onions until golden brown. Add the meat, ginger, garlic curry powder coriander powder, stock , salt. Cook until the korma is cooked.
In a separate, large pot, heat the pre-soaked grains until they are tender, about about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Take a look at the amount of water (for the boiling process and for cooking) in accordance with the consistency and the thickness of the Haleem.
After boiling, place the grains in a blender and mix in a rough manner, before pouring the grains that have been blended back into the pot to cook.
Repeat the process of mixing using the meat korma. pouring the korma that has been blended into the cooked grains.
Mix thoroughly on a low to medium heat Stirring constantly.
Stir the mixture until it is the consistency is right, and then taste for chilli and salt content. Haleem should be properly mixed.
Then add the five ingredients in the sealed pot and mix thoroughly. Cover the pot with a lid and let simmer for a couple of minutes.
Serve with some naan on the side, in the event that you want. This recipe is guaranteed to be a success that is nothing short of a professional street food deghi Haleem. Enjoy.
Recipe #3
Ingredients of Hyderabadi Haleem
2 kilograms mutton
2 teaspoons ginger paste
5 tablespoon urad dal
1 teaspoon powder of red chilli
2 cups of 2 cups of yoghurt (curd)
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
1/2 cup of ghee
1/2 cup mint
water is required
3 tablespoon yellow moong dal
2 cups of broken wheat (dalia)
2 teaspoons garlic paste
5 tablespoon chana dal
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 cup onion
1 tablespoon garam masala powder
1-inch cinnamon sticks
1 cup coriander leaves
6 green chillies
3 tablespoon toor daal
salt as is required
For Garnishing
2 lemon wedges
How do you create Hyderabadi Haleem
1. Soak the broken grain for thirty mins
To make this famous Hyderabadi delight clean and then soak the wheat in a dalia or broken wheat for about half an hour. Remove the Mutton (boneless) of excess fat. Put the mutton into the pressure cooker along with 1 cup of water. Place it in a pan with a medium flame. Cook the onion until golden brown and then set aside.
2.: Pressure cook mutton for about 15 minutes
Add to the mutton 1/2 tbsp of ginger , garlic paste. Add half of a teaspoon of salt, powdered red chilli and half a teaspoon of garam masala powder, and one teaspoon of turmeric powder. Cook the mixture under pressure for 8-10 minutes and then simmer for another 15 minutes. Then, shred the mixture and store it in a separate container.
3. Boil the broken grain with every dal
Boil the broken grain along with the urad and chana daal toor dal yellow moong daal, one tablespoon of ginger-garlic-based paste and turmeric, along with 2-3 green chillies as well as peppercorns, in eight cups of water till fully cooked and the water has been completely fully absorbed. Blend the mix for only a couple of seconds.
step 4: Cook the lamb shreds with all spice
In a different container, add all spices, including cinnamon stick shred and cooked lamb, the remaining green chillies along with half a cup of fresh coriander. Sauté for a couple of minutes. Stir in the curd, and cook for another 10 to 15 minutes. Add 3 cups of water, and heat to an unbeatable boil.
Five Steps: Add the broken broken wheat, dal and the blended mixture to the pan.
In this, add the mixed Dalia with the dal mixture, and mix thoroughly with a bit of Ghee in the process. Then, let it simmer slowly for at least 30 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with the onion fried we cooked in step 1 mint leaves, cashew nuts lemon wedges, and the rest of the fresh coriander.
Tips
It is traditionally slow-cooked food. If you choose to cook Hyderabadi Haleem, try to cook it using a handi, and in a slow-burning oven.
It is recommended to incorporate a small amount of rice with the dish because it can provide the starch needed in your Haleem and will help to tie it up nicely.
Make sure you use ghee in a generous way to prepare Hyderabadi Haleem. This will not only add the flavor but also improve the texture of the dish.
When cooking Haleem Don’t mix lemon juice to it since it will ruin the original flavor that the food has to offer. It is best to serve it over Haleem to garnish it with fried onions. It’ll be a…
If you have any leftovers of the dish, keep it in an airtight container for up to 7 days. You can microwave it for two minutes before you are ready to eat it and it will stay delicious…
It is possible to use chicken to replace Mutton, too. However, you should reduce the spice content to a certain extent if you choose chicken.