Originally posted by: pro_bk91
Haleem is a soup-like Indian and Pakistani dish, brought to India from Persia. Made of wheat, meat (usually mutton, but sometimes chicken or minced meat), lentils and spices, this dish is cooked for seven to eight hours before it is ready to be served. As a result of being cooked for so long, the dish is in a form of a paste with the taste of spices and meat blending in the wheat.
Haleem is popular in Pakistan and amongst Indian Muslims throughout the world, especially during Ramadaan. In India, haleem is prepared in Hyderabad, during the Ramzan (Ramadaan) season and exported all over the country.
A vegetarian version, substituting vegetables and dry fruits instead of meat, has been developed by a restaurant in India.