CHICKEN HALEEM

CHICKEN HALEEM
A famous Hyderabadi dish: a tasty and wholesome mixture of chicken, dals and broken wheat.
Preparation Time : 1 hour
Cooking Time : 40 minutes
Ingredients:
Boneless chicken breasts, 1/2 inch cubes-4
Ghee -3 tablespoons
Green cardamoms -2-3

Cloves -5-6
Cinnamon -1 inch stick
Bay leaves -2
Cumin seeds -1 teaspoon
Onions, sliced-3 medium
Ginger paste -1 tablespoon
Garlic paste -1 tablespoon
Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal), soaked-2 tablespoons
Split Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked-2 tablespoons
Broken wheat, soaked-3 tablespoons
Turmeric powder -1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder -1 teaspoon
Salt -to taste
Garam masala powder -1/2 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped-2 tablespoons
Fresh mint leaves, torn-10-12
Method:
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. Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix. Add half a cup of water and sauté for two to three minutes.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. Stir and cover. Cook on medium heat till done.Remove the bay leaves. Blend it lightly using a hand blender and serve hot.