Hyderabad Chicken Haleem

Ingredients :

• Chicken – 1.5 kg, cut into medium size pieces
• Broken wheat – 1 kg
• Onions –1 kg, chopped
• Green chillies – 50 gms.
• Ginger-garlic paste – 350 gms
• Curd – 600 gms
• Cloves – 10 no’s.
• Cinnamon – 2” inch pieces, 2 no’s.
• Green Cardamom – 5 no’s.
• Lemon – 3 no’s.
• Channa dhal – 250 gms
• Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp
• Dhaniya powder – 2 tbsp
• Mint / Pudina leaves– 1 bunch
• Coriander Leaves – 1 bunch
• Cooking oil – ½ liter

Preparation Method :

Soak the broken wheat in water overnight.

1. Pressure-cook soaked broken wheat and channa dhal with salt for 45 minutes to 1 hour on low heat.
2. Mash the broken wheat and channa dhal in a blender.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Fry chopped onions in oil till golden brown.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste, sauté with garam masala powder, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and green chillies.
5. Add the chicken pieces and stir fry.
6. Add red chilli powder, dhaniya powder, salt, pudina and coriander.
7. When the gravy starts leaving the sides of the pan, add curd.
8. Cook till the chicken is tender (on low flame).
9. Skim the oil layer from the top of the gravy and set aside.
10. Remove chicken pieces from gravy, debone and shred.
11. Add the shredded chicken and gravy to the broken wheat and channa dhal.
12. Mix thoroughly. Cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes.
13. Pour skimmed oil onto the cooked haleem.
14. Garnish with crisp brown onion and lemon slices & Serve hot.