A mildly nutritious dish

 A mildly nutritious dish

Rich in protein, carbohydrates and other nutrients, "Haleem" is actually a centuries-old popular dish in Asia and the Middle East, also known as Harris Yahrisa in Arabic and Khachra and Dalim in other languages. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

According to some historians, it started in the 10th century. Abu Muhammad al-Muzaffar ibn Sayyar, an Arabic writer, compiled a book of popular food recipes of the time, which included all those dishes, including Harissa.

This book, based on cooking techniques, is one of the oldest books in Arabic. Apart from Arab countries, Haleem is a popular dish in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh but people of each region make it in their own way.

Ingredients for making Haleem include goat or cow meat, wheat, barley, rice, pulses and ghee and all these ingredients are cooked with spices for at least 6 to 7 hours on low heat. That's why it becomes like cream as soon as lace is created in it.

Unlike other countries, spices are widely used in Haleem made in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. In Arab countries, haleem is commonly called haris and is cooked with goat, beef and camel meat, ghee, wheat, rice, all green pulses, garlic paste, black pepper and salt.

After cooking, it is garnished with ghee or olive oil, black pepper and fried brown onion. Turmeric, wheat, barley, onion salt and cinnamon are also used in the preparation of Iranian Halim. It is topped with melted butter, sesame seeds and sugar.

The recipe of Kashmiri Harise is different from all these. It is made with mutton, beef, wheat, pulses, salt, black pepper and mixed with hot spices.

The people of Bengal use less beef so they make halim with more turkey and chicken meat. However, to make it more tender, the meat is marinated in garlic, ginger paste, red, salt, turmeric and crushed hot spices overnight.

Mint, fried onions, lemon slices, roasted cashews and almonds are used in the topping of "Bengali Haleem". As time went on, the people there began to make him humble.