HALEEM/DALEEM/LENTIL CURRY

HALEEM/DALEEM/LENTIL CURRY

Preparation Time:

20 minutes

Cooking Time:

2-3 hours

Serve:

7-8 persons

Ingredients:

1.    1 cup Porridge

2.    ½ cup Split gram lentils Soaked(chana daal)

3.    ¼ cup Split green gram (Soaked) mung daal

4.    ¼ cup Split red lentil (Soaked)masoor dal

5.    ¼ cup Rice (Soaked)

6.    ½ cup White Lentil (Soaked)mash daal

7.    ¼ cup Barely (Soaked) (jau)

8.    Water as required

9.    2 tsp Turmeric (haldi)

10. 1 cup Oil

11. 1 large Onion

12. 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

13. ½ kg Beef

14.  3 tbsp Red chili powder(laal mirch)

15.  2 tbsp Coriander powder (hara dhanya)

16.  Salt to taste

17.  1 cup Yogurt

18.  2-3 tbsp All spice masala (Garam masala)

19.  ¼ tsp Nutmeg

20.  For Tarka:

21.  1 cup Oil

22.  1 large Onion

RECIPE:

1.    Soak porridge, split gram lentils, split green gram, split red lentil, rice, white lentil, barely overnight.

2.    In a pan add all these and water and turmeric. Mix well. Bring it to boil, skim off the foam and the cover the lid and cook until all get tender. Then blend it well.

3.    In another pan heat the oil add onion, fry until golden brown. Then add ginger garlic paste. Cook for a minute Then add beef, cook for 3-4 minutes. (cover the lid and cook until it gets dry)

4.    Then add turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt and cook for 3-4 minute, until oil separates, add yogurt mix it and cook for 2 minutes. Add water, cover the lid and cook until beef fully gets tender. Mash it well.

5.    Add cooked beef in Daal mixture and stir continuously for 45-50 minutes.

6.    Add garam masala, nutmeg and cook for 10 minutes.

7.    For Tarka:in a pan heat oil and then add onion, fry until golden brown. Take out the fried onion and keep it aside. Pour oil on Daal mixture and cook for 20-25 minutes.

8.    Serve with fried onion, sliced lemons,ginger slices, green chili and chaat masala.