Ingredients

  • Saivai, finely chopped
  • Dalia or broken wheat
  • Lentils
  • Onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Green chillies
  • Haleem spices
  • Turmeric
  • Garam masala
  • Oil or ghee
  • Water or stock
  • Salt
  • Fresh coriander
  • Fried onions
  • Lemon

Method

  1. Cook the broken wheat and lentils until soft and creamy.
  2. Sauté onion, ginger-garlic paste and green chillies in oil or ghee.
  3. Add haleem spices and turmeric.
  4. Add finely chopped Saivai and cook until well seasoned.
  5. Combine with the cooked grains and lentils and simmer with water or stock until thick and creamy.
  6. Finish with garam masala, coriander, fried onions and lemon.