Haleem , warm tasty , good food !

Winter is here with a bang ,wind , cold and raiiiiiny !Luvly , winter my favourite season ( shucks , only struggling with the laundry ! ) . I Promised my husband and kids that when winter starts I will have haleem cookin on the pot . Monday was a perfect day for this delicious very filling indian soup . This recipe takes me back to the days when I stayed in Newcastle , as it was there when I first tasted this yummy soup ( Its actually much more than soup ,really ) . So this recipe was shared with me by Aunte Zaynab Shaykh , my very good neighbour and a mother figure for me at times when needed some good advice , algamdulilaah .

Ingredients :
1 kg chicken pieces ( preferablly dry pieces )
1 tsp ginger and garlic
2 large onions
Salt ( depends on your taste )
1 tsp crushed chillies
1 green chillie finally chopped
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp danya and jeera mix
1 tsp gharam masala
1/2 cup whole wheat
1 cup pea dhall
1 1/2 cup chana dhal

Method ;
Boil all the dhals and whole wheat , until tender , then liquidise and set aside , braise onion with the other ingredients for a while , add boiling water and cook until chicken is half tender about 20 minutes . In a large pot add the chicken and liquidised dhalls . Boil on low heat until thick about 1 hr . In a saucepan put 100g butter , 1 onion ,whole jeero ( 2 tsp ) , gharam masala , 1 green chillie , dunya and spring onion . Add this to the haleem mixture in the big pot and cook for further 30 to 45 minutes .Sooo good for you and warms you up in jiffy ! Enjoy it !