Chicken Haleem — حلیم
A hearty, comforting porridge of wheat, barley, lentils and chicken cooked down and mashed into a thick, savoury blend — a Ramazan and winter favourite.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg chicken
- 1 cup wheat (whole), soaked
- 1/2 cup barley, soaked
- 1 cup mixed lentils
- 2 onions, fried
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- Haleem spice mix
- Fried onions, ginger, lemon, coriander, to serve
Method
- Boil the wheat, barley and lentils separately until very soft, then blend.
- Cook the chicken with ginger-garlic and haleem spices until tender; shred it.
- Combine everything, add water and simmer, stirring and mashing, until thick and smooth.
- Serve topped with fried onions, ginger, lemon and coriander.