Name: Haleem
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: Serves: 6-7 persons
Ingredients: 250 g Onions (sliced); 175 g Wheat; 2 tsp Chaat Masala Powder; 1 tsp Fennel Seeds (ground); Green Chillies; 750 g Beef (boneless); 50 g Maash Daal; 2 tsp Salt; 8 Whole Dried Red Chillies; Mint Leaves; 1 tsp Salt; 50 g Rice; Lemon; Onions (sliced and fried); 200 g Chana Daal; 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder; 50 g Moong Daal; 20 g cloves of Garlic; Ginger (julienne); 2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1½ tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 Bay Leaves; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 50 g Masoor Daal; 1 tbsp Oil; 175 g Onions (sliced); 20 g Barley

Preparation info

Serves:
6-7
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Ammi’s haleem or khichra recipe is one of my favourite meals. I have NEVER cooked haleem any other way. Haleem is a complete meal on its own as it is made with lentils, grains, and meat. Everything is slow-cooked and blended together. It can be devoured with a spoon on its own, which is how we used to eat it until we were introduced to eating it with naan.

The difference between haleem and khichra is how smooth the grains, lentils, and meat are blended – the latter being a co