Ingredients:
- Beef-2 lb(cut into small pieces)
- Whole wheat grain-1 cup
- Rice-1 cup
- Moong dal-1/2 cup
- Masoor dal-1/2 cup
- Chana dal-1/2 cup
- Mator dal-1/2 cup
- Onion-4 medium size (finely chopped)
- Onion paste-3Tbs
- Ginger paste-2 Tbs
- Garlic paste-2 Tbs
- Turmeric powder-3 ts
- Red chilli powder-2 ts or according to your test
- Garam masala powder-1 Tbs
- Cumin powder-2 ts
- Coriander powder-2 ts
- Black pepper-1/2 ts
- Coriander leaf-1/2 cup chopped for garnish
- Lemon-2 pieces
- Oil-1/2 cup
- Oil/Ghee-1/2 cup
- Salt-2 ts+1/2 tsp+1 ts or according to your taste
Procedure:
- Clean and wash beef. Drain water from it. Add onion paste,ginger paste,garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chili powder,garam mashala powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,black pepper and 2 ts salt to the beef. Mix all of them well and keep it for 30 minutes.
- Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pressure cooker. Add beef and stir. Cook around 25-30 minutes or until all liquid evaporated.Add around 2 cup warm water and bring it to boil.Now close the lid and cook it in medium heat until 4/5 whistle comes out or around 15 minutes or until beef become nicely tender. If still the liquid looks more, reduce it. Remove from the burner and keep aside.
- Soak wheat for 2 hours. Add 10 cup water and 1/2 ts salt to the soaked wheat and cook it in medium heat until tender. Then blend it in a blender and keep aside.
- Cook rice and all lentils with 1 ts salt and 12 cup water in medium heat until tender. Then blend it in a blender to make paste.
- Transfer cooked beef in a heavy bottom pan and put it in a medium heat burner.
- Add blended wheat with cooked beef,mix it well and cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add rice-lentil paste,mix well and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Stir continuously to mix well.
- Heat 1/2 cup oil/ ghee in a pan in medium heat,add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
- Remove half fried onion from oil for garnish and pour half fried onion with oil over haleem and keep it in low heat for 10-15 min.( you may add all spices little more if you want)
- Haleem is ready and serve it hot with fried onion,coriander leaf and lemon pieces.
I am going to try this haleem recipe very soon. I love your traditional bengali recipes a lot.
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