Haleem

Haleem Ingredients: Wheat grains ½ cup soaked in water for 2 hours Mutton or beef 1 kg Gram lentils 1 cup soaked and boiled Onions 2 Ginger garlic paste 2 tablespoon All spices 1 teaspoon ground Red chili powder 2 tablespoon Coriander powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Oil 2 cups Mint leaves Coriander leaves Green chilies chopped Ginger 2 medium sized chopped Onion 1 large Lemon 4 Baking powder a pinch White cumin seeds roasted and crushed 1 teaspoon Direction: Heat 1 cup oil in a pan and put meat in it, also add ginger garlic paste, all spices, red chilies, coriander powder, turmeric and salt and a cup of water. Cook on medium heat. In separate pan boil wheat grains with lot of water, add salt. When grains become tender add pinch of baking powder in it and cook for 15-2- minutes. Now mix the wheat grains with the meat and mix well. Stir continuously so that both are mixed properly. Now grind the lentils, make it into a thick paste by adding 2 cups of water. Pour the lentils paste into the meat and wheat mixture and stir to mix well.  Place the pan on a heavy griddle on low heat and cook for 30-40 minutes. Fry the sliced onion in oil and drain it. When the haleem is cooked, sprinkle fried onions, mint leaves, and coriander leaves. Also garnish with ginger and cumin.