Traditional Chicken Haleem

Haleem is a super yummy dish which is made of meat, lentils and wheat .It is a kind of meat stew and is prepared particularly in Hyderabad during the month of Ramadan.

Ingredients:

•          500 chicken with bone

•          ½ cup Moong dal

•          ¼ cup Mhana dal

•          ¼ cup Wheat (broken)

•          2 medium chopped Onion

•          1-2 cup Ghee

•          7-8 Cloves

•          4-5 Bay leaves

•          ¼ tsp Saffron

•          7-10 green Chilly paste

•          1tsp Turmeric powder

•          1 tsp red Chilli powder

•          6 gms Mace

•          1tsp green Cardamom powder                     

•          1tsp Cinnamon powder                                                                            

•          1tbsp Garlic paste

•          1tbsp grated Ginger

•          2 cup Yogurt (curd)

•          1cup Lemon juice

•          ½ cup Cashews paste

•          1 mediun Onion, fried

•          1 cup chopped Coriander leaves

•          1 cup chopped Mint leave

•          Salt to taste

Method:

•           To prepare this dish first wash and soak all the lentils and broken wheat together for about 2-4 hours.

•          Now in a Pressure cooker add 1/2 cup ghee and fry the onion till brown then add chicken with all the spices (salt, cloves, 3 Bay leaves, saffron ,green chilly, turmeric powder ,red chilli powder , mace ,cardamom powder ,cinnamon powder, garlic paste ,grated ginger ,yogurt and lemon juice) mix well and stair it for about 1-2 min then add  2 cup of water. Pressure cook the chicken for 8-10 min (or until 4to 5 whistles).basically here  we are making chicken curry .

•          Now add coriander leaves, mint leaves, cashews paste, stair well and simmer for another 10-15 mins. Then when it's cold enough use your hands to shred the chicken from bone and keep aside.

•          Side by side boil the cracked wheat along with the lentils with 1/2tsp of ginger-garlic paste, pinch of turmeric, salt, 2-3 green chillies, pepper corns with 8-10 cups of water until it's cooked completely and the water is absorbed. Blend this mix for a few seconds. (you can presser cook the dal too)

•          Now add the chicken curry to the dal mix cook it on low to medium heat with continuously stirring for about 10min adding a little ghee. And let the heat to simmer and cook slowly for at least half an hour, till chicken mixes with the lentils and becomes thick in consistency. Check for the seasoning.

•          Garnish with fried onions, lemon wedges and fresh coriander.

•          Serve hot .

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Cook Tip:  If you are using boneless meat then you have to add chicken stock.