In my last post I spoke about my love for all-in-one/meal-in-a-bowl/mashes/pastes, so the hero of all such meals and my favourite indulgence is the rich and regal haleem. For those who may not know, haleem is pasty stew made of meat, lentils, wheat and spices. All the ingredients are slow cooked for about eight hours to make this delectable dish, which is generally consumed during Ramazan.
I heard of haleem for the first time from my husband who had spent a good number of years in Hyderabad. In Delhi during Eid he would often wistfully talk of the delicious dish that he had so often enjoyed in Hyderabad. Driven by the desire to have it, he would make several treks to Karim's in Chandani Chowk to have it, till the time his prayer as it were got answered and Golconda Bowl set up shop in Hauz Khas village which is just a stone's throw from our house!
Though the restaurant has been operational for a while and we had been contemplating a dinner there for a while, the much planned and awaited dinner worked out only this June. The experience, needless to say was awesome. The slow cooked meat dish just melted in mouth and the grand biryani and scrumptuous desserts all paled in its comparison. Since then I have already called for haleem from GB on four occassions and have been more than happy every time.
The last time I called for it was for a special Haleem party that i had organised at home. For starters, I served mutton sheek kebab tossed in Jack Daniels Hot Chilli Barbecue sauce, pork sausages tossed in cinnamon, apple juice and honey, and pinapple and cheese cubes. For maincourse of course it was just haleem and roti - that's what i call heaven on earth. The dinner ended with my speciality dessert, bhapa doi (you can read about it in my earlier post 'Laced with a prayer').
This evening my sister-in-law is visiting us from Mumbai for an evening, and therefore going by our Haleem-one-dinner-a-week tradition, it is of course Haleem tonight. Today i also hope to get a few cans of the much-talked about beer, Indus Pride to go with the dinner. This i hear is a spiced brew and therefore i feel will be a perfect partner to our meat dish.
I heard of haleem for the first time from my husband who had spent a good number of years in Hyderabad. In Delhi during Eid he would often wistfully talk of the delicious dish that he had so often enjoyed in Hyderabad. Driven by the desire to have it, he would make several treks to Karim's in Chandani Chowk to have it, till the time his prayer as it were got answered and Golconda Bowl set up shop in Hauz Khas village which is just a stone's throw from our house!
Though the restaurant has been operational for a while and we had been contemplating a dinner there for a while, the much planned and awaited dinner worked out only this June. The experience, needless to say was awesome. The slow cooked meat dish just melted in mouth and the grand biryani and scrumptuous desserts all paled in its comparison. Since then I have already called for haleem from GB on four occassions and have been more than happy every time.
The last time I called for it was for a special Haleem party that i had organised at home. For starters, I served mutton sheek kebab tossed in Jack Daniels Hot Chilli Barbecue sauce, pork sausages tossed in cinnamon, apple juice and honey, and pinapple and cheese cubes. For maincourse of course it was just haleem and roti - that's what i call heaven on earth. The dinner ended with my speciality dessert, bhapa doi (you can read about it in my earlier post 'Laced with a prayer').
This evening my sister-in-law is visiting us from Mumbai for an evening, and therefore going by our Haleem-one-dinner-a-week tradition, it is of course Haleem tonight. Today i also hope to get a few cans of the much-talked about beer, Indus Pride to go with the dinner. This i hear is a spiced brew and therefore i feel will be a perfect partner to our meat dish.
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Thanks for introducing us to Haleem. We enjoyed having it at your place as much as your company.
Regards,
Krishnendu & Anandi
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