Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe: How to make Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe at Home | Homemade Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe

Haleem is a type of stew popular in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Although the dish varies from region to region, it always includes wheat and sometimes meat and lentils.

Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe: How to make Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe at Home | Homemade Hyderabadi Haleem Recipe

Ingredients: 

For meat - 

• Beef/mutton : 1 kg

• Onion (chopped) : ½ cup 

• Ginger paste : 1 tablespoon

• Garlic paste : 1 tablespoon

• Cumin powder : ½ tablespoon

• Coriander powder : ¼ tablespoon

• Red chili powder : ½ tablespoon

• Turmeric powder : ½ tablespoon

• Whole garam masala (cinnamon, cardamom) : 3 pieces

• Bay leaf : 3 pieces

• Plain yogurt/curd : 3 tablespoons

• Soybean oil : ½ cup

• Salt : as per taste

For dal - 

• Whole wheat : ½ cup

• Pulao rice (chinigura/kalijira) : ½ cup

• Masoor dal : ½ cup

• Moong dal : ¼ cup

• Chana dal : ¼ cup

• Mator dal : ¼ cup

• Turmeric : ¼ tablespoon

• Salt : as per taste

• Water

For grind spices -

• Dry red chili : 8 pieces

• Cumin : ½ tablespoon

• Coriander : ½ tablespoon

• Anise : ½ tablespoon

• Fenugreek : ½ tablespoon

• Black pepper : 10 pieces

• Cloves : 3 pieces

Others -

• Crispy fried onions (beresta) : ½ cup

• Green chili (chopped) : 6 pieces

• Coriander leaves/mint leaves (chopped) : ½ cup

• Lemon wedges

Instructions:

1. Mix all kind of dals in a bowl and soak in water for an hour.

2. Soak the rice for 10 minutes.

3. Boil the rice, wheat, dal mix, turmeric with salt and water as required until soft and tender. 

4. Grind all the spices from the ‘grind spices’ menu and mix well. Keep aside.  

5. Cut the meat into small pieces. Wash and drain it properly. 

6. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chopped onions and garam masala until brown.

7. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and bay leaf and mix well.

8. Add meat pieces and cook until oil is separated.

9. Add plain yogurt and water and cook  for 5 minutes. 

10. Add boiled dal mix and pour enough water and mix well. Cook on medium heat until thick and tender.

11. Once cooked, mix the grinded spices and cook for 2 minutes.

12. Transfer haleem to a bowl and sprinkle some fried onions, coriander leaves/mint leaves and chopped green chilies.  

13.  Serve hot with lemon wedges.