Chicken Haleem

Name: Chicken Haleem
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: Boneless chicken breasts 1/2 inch cubes; 3 tablespoons Ghee; 3 Green cardamoms; 5/6 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon Stick; 2 Bay leaves; 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds; 3 medium Onions sliced; 1 tablespoon Ginger paste; 1 tablespoon Garlic paste; 2 spoons green gram with skin (moong dal) soaked; 2 Spoons Split Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked; 3 Spoons Broken wheat (dalia/lapsi) soaked; 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder; 2-3 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves chopped; 10/12 Fresh mint leaves hand torn

Rohit Pandit @cook_22329687

Nairobi, Kenya

Chicken Haleem

Rohit Pandit @cook_22329687

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Ingredients

Boneless chicken breasts 1/2 inch cubes
3 tablespoonsGhee
3Green cardamoms
5/6Cloves
1 inchCinnamon Stick
2Bay leaves
1 teaspoonCumin Seeds
3medium Onions sliced
1 tablespoonGinger paste
1 tablespoonGarlic paste
2 spoonsgreen gram with skin (moong dal) soaked
2 SpoonsSplit Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked
3 SpoonsBroken wheat (dalia/lapsi) soaked
1/2 teaspoonTurmeric powder
1 teaspoonRed chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1/2 teaspoonGaram masala powder
2-3 tablespoonsFresh coriander leaves chopped
10/12Fresh mint leaves hand torn

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Steps

1

Heat ghee in a deep pan. Add green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, cumin seeds and onions and sauté till light brown.
Add ginger paste, garlic paste and continue to sauté. Add chana dal, moong dal and dalia and stir. Step 3
Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix.
Add half a cup of water and sauté for two to three minutes. Step 5
Add chicken cubes and salt and mix. Add four cups water and let it come to a boil.
Add garam masala powder, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
2

Stir and cover. Cook on medium heat till done. Remove the bay leaves.
Blend it lightly using a hand blender and serve hot.