HALEEM

 
This is a hyderabadi specialty and it is traditionally made with whole wheat (soaked overnight) and meat. But nowadays broken wheat is used....it can also be made with half oatmeal...
another version is to make it with wheat, rice and all dals mixed together...this gives a much yummy taste!!

I
broken wheat - 200 gms
a mixture of the following - 300 gms
(mung dal, chana dal, toor dal, masoor dal, urad dal, pearl barley, oatmeal )
onion - 1 cup chopped
chilli powder - 2 tsp
turmeric - 1/4 tsp
ginger paste - 4 tsp
garlic paste - 3 tsp
salt
2 cardamoms+ 1 stick cinnamon+ 5 cloves - dry roast and powder

1. soak grains and wheat and cook them together with the above items till done.
2. remove, mash, set aside.

II
mutton - 500 gms, small cubes, boneless
ginger paste - 3 tbsp
garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
red chilli powder - 2 tsp
oil - 2 tsp
coriander powder - 2 tsp
5 cardamom +5 cloves +1 cinnamon - powdered
yogurt - 2 tbsp
salt
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped mint and coriander leaves


1. cook mutton and the above items till mutton is done
2. remove, mash and keep.


III
5 tbsp ghee
sliced onion - 1 no, large

IV
fine juliennes of ginger
4 slit green chillies
lemon juice
mint leaves


1. heat ghee, fry the onion slices III to golden brown. remove and keep.
2. add the mashed grains I and the mashed mutton II to the same ghee.
3. cook on low flame, stirring continuously till the ghee comes up.
4. serve hot garnished with the items in IV