Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe

Name: Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Cuisine: Mughlai
Ingredients: 300 grams Boneless chicken; 3 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal); 1 tablespoon Rice; 3 tablespoon Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava); 1 Bay leaf (tej patta); 4 Onions; sliced; 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste; 3 Green Chillies; 2-1/2 tablespoons Red Chilli powder; Salt; to taste; 2 tablespoon Mint Leaves (Pudina); chopped; 2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; chopped; 1 tablespoon Oil; 3 tablespoon Ghee; For the masala; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds); 1 tablespoon Whole Black Peppercorns; 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 2 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 50 M

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mughlai

Diet High Protein Non Vegetarian

Haleem is a Mughlai recipe popular in Hyderabad. Haleem is usually made from lamb/mutton with chana dal and broken wheat. This recipe of the Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe has chicken as the main ingredient along with chana dal. you can also try the same one pot dish recipe with various dals like toor dal or masoor dal and with added oats.

Ingredients

300 grams Boneless chicken
3 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
1 tablespoon Rice
3 tablespoon Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava)
1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
4 Onions
sliced
1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
3 Green Chillies
2-1/2 tablespoons Red Chilli powder
Salt
to taste
2 tablespoon Mint Leaves (Pudina)
chopped
2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
chopped
1 tablespoon Oil
3 tablespoon Ghee
For the masala
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
1 tablespoon Whole Black Peppercorns
1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
2 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)

Instructions

Step 1

To prepare Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe, dry roast all the spices mentioned under masala list

Step 2

Grind it into fine powder

Step 3

Keep aside

Step 4

Soak chana dal, broken wheat, rice separately

Step 5

In a saucepot add oil

Step 6

Add sliced onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilies sauté until onions turn brown

Step 7

Remove from stove and keep aside

Step 8

Add 3 cups water into the same pan

Step 9

Add chicken pieces, salt and red chili powder

Step 10

Cover and bring it to rolling boil

Step 11

Once chicken changes color, add the soaked dal, broken wheat and rice

Step 12

Cover and cook

Step 13

Once the chicken is cooked, remove the bay leaf

Step 14

Start mashing the chicken and dal once chicken gets cooked

Step 15

Continue mashing and cooking until all the chicken is fully mashed along with dal

Step 16

Keep adding a little water as and when required

Step 17

Now add the sauteed onion-ginger garlic-green chilies mix along with roasted spices

Step 18

Add salt to taste and continue to cook and mash

Step 19

Once the haleem turns thick and all ingredients are well mashed, add ghee and mix again

Step 20

Transfer the Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe to serving bowl, garnish with caramelized onions, fresh coriander leaves and some ghee on top

Step 21

Serve Mughlai Style Chicken Haleem Recipe topped with caramelized onions and serve as a main course meal with Mutton Keema Samosa Recipe