World Flavors Cookbook

Bangladeshi Haleem

Name: Bangladeshi Haleem
Cook time: 180 min
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: broken wheat, mixed lentils, beef or mutton, onion, ginger, garlic, special haleem spice mix, ghee, lemon, cilantro, fried onions

A thick, slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, and meat, intensely spiced and garnished with ginger and lemon.

Cuisine: Bangladesh

Ingredients

broken wheat, mixed lentils, beef or mutton, onion, ginger, garlic, special haleem spice mix, ghee, lemon, cilantro, fried onions

Instructions

Soak and cook wheat and lentils until mushy. Cook meat separately with spices. Combine the two and slow-cook for hours, mashing until the consistency is thick and fibrous. Garnish with ginger, chilies, lemon, and fried onions.