Hyderabadi Haleem

After reading my blog ‘A Real Taste of Hyderabad’, I assume your mouth may be watering and you are tempted to try out those dishes. But to try out those authentic delicacies of Hyderabad, you need to visit the city of Nizam’s in this month of Ramadan, which starts from July 20^th and will last for a month.

The true flavor of Hyderabad can be experienced in the evenings of this month, when the Muslims break their day long fast with Iftar, which becomes a reason for get together of relatives and friends and if you get an invite for any Iftar, do not miss it, as this is the place where you can savour different delicacies of Hyderabad free of cost. Otherwise do not feel bad, because you will get all these delicacies in different restaurants of Hyderabad and some are world renown for some particular variant.

There are various dishes in Hyderabad which can be relished by the foodies, but this being the holy month of Ramadan, let me give you some information about the dish which is synonymous with Ramadan and that is world famous Hyderabadi Haleem.

Haleem is usually consumed in this month during Iftar, as it is highly nutritious, tasty and above all instant energy giver. The dish is rich in protein and it contains anti-aging ingredients as it is made of meat, lentil, pounded wheat, ghee and different spices. This is usually cooked on a low flame of firewood for nearly 12 hours to make into a thick paste. It is served hot with fried onions, chopped coriander, cashew nuts discs of lemon and slices of boiled egg.

Hyderabadi Haleem was rewarded with Geographical Indication Status in 2010 and this is the first non-vegetarian dish of India to get this status. 

There are innumerable joints in Hyderabad where you can savour this dish in the month Ramadan, but some possess very good ranking among foodies like Pista House, Survy, Hotel Shah Ghouse, Madina Hotel etc.

                            Haleem Joint

Pista House is an ISO 9002 company, which has various outlets in different parts of the city. It has the facility of home delivery to different parts of India as well as to some places of Europe and USA.

Mouth watering! Feeling hungry! So why don't you join me to relish Hyderabadi Haleem here in Hyderabad ? 

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Hyderabad Delicacies

A Real Taste of Hyderabad

Hyderabad, the city of Nizams, comes alive in the month of Ramadan. This year that is 2012, Ramadan will start from July 20^th, which will continue for a month. 

In this month of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world fast for the whole day. Before the break of dawn, they have their food and then for the whole day they do not consume anything. They break their day long fast in the evening at sunset mostly with fruits which is followed by dinner known as Iftar, comprising of region’s delicacies.  

                     Charminar                      

Hyderabad is well known for its heritage, hospitality and different delicacies and in the month of Ramadan during iftar, every day these delicacies can be bought from different outlets in the twin city. Or if you become the part of any iftar in the city, you get to taste different dishes free of cost. 

Being in Hyderabad for last 3 years I get to taste these dishes quite often, but these delicacies taste much better during Ramadan. The secret behind this I too don’t know.  So the best time to visit Hyderabad is in the month of Ramadan, when you will get the real flavor of Hyderabad.

Hyderabad is a place of non-vegetarians delight, where you can try different dishes which must not be missed by anyone who visits the city. They are:

1.      Hyderabadi Biryani

2.      Nahari

3.      Haleem

4.      Pathar – Ka – Gosht

5.      Double -  Ka - Meetha

6.      Khubani – Ka – Meetha

7.      Seviyon – Ka – Meetha

8.      Kheer

The most popular and awesome dish of Hyderabad is Hyderabadi Biryani, which is eaten and even taken as a parcel for their dear ones in different parts of India. Cooked in a unique manner, this biryani is a blend of Mughals with a special cooking style of Nizams, which has a very different aroma.

There are many variants of biryani such as Mutton Biryani, Chicken Biryani, Biryani Kham, Biryani Zard and the most exotic one is Joban Malti Biryani, which is made of mutton, partridges and quails with rice.

These biryanis are decoratively garnished with mint leaves, fried onions and boiled eggs. The aroma and appearance of these biryanis will certainly make your mouth water. These are served hot with kuchambar or onion raita( made of curd and onion) and mirchi – ka – salan.

   Hyderabadi Biryani

Another delicacy to be tried is Pathar – Ka – Gosht, which is marinated meat cubes cooked on a hot stone. 

                     Pathar - Ka - Gosht

The most popular and delicious dish of Hyderabad in the month of Ramadan is Haleem, which is a dish made of minced meat cooked with butter and ground wheat. Muslims break their fast with this nutritious and tasty dish. Haleem is so yummy in Hyderabad during Ramadan, that nothing can beat the taste and flavor of this dish.

                    Haleem

Another traditional authentic dish of Hyderabad is Nahari also called as Paya. This is a dish made with goat’s foot, which is cooked in a spicy soupy shorba. This is mostly taken with hot parathas or naan in breakfast. Traditionally this dish is served with goat’s tongue and tender part of the head.

                    Nahari

After enjoying these hot and tasty delights of Hyderabad, how come one leave the dining space without any desert treat, for which too Hyderabad has got the fame. The deserts like double – ka – meetha, khubani – ka –meetha, seviyan – ka – meetha, and kheer are so deliciously made that without which the Hyderabadi food is incomplete.

Double – Ka – Meetha is prepared with bread, milk, sugar, ghee and nuts.

             Double – Ka - Meetha

Another desert is khubani – ka – meetha, which is made of apricot, sugar and lemon juice. This is garnished with almond and served hot or cold with ice cream or fresh cream.

                     Khubani – Ka – Meetha

The next and very important desert of Muslims, without which no Id is complete, is seviyan – ka – meetha or seviyan. This sweet dish is prepared of fine fried vermicelli, boiled in milk with sugar and garnished with dry fruits.

                   Seviyan

Being in India, how can I forget to mention about the desert named Kheer, which is considered to be very auspicious in most of the Indian occasions. This dish is prepared with rice, milk, and sugar, flavored with cardamom and garnished with dry fruits.

                    Kheer

Feeling hungry? I am sorry I cannot parcel these dishes to you immediately as there is no home delivery facility for the out station people.

But you are missing something which I am enjoying, sitting in one of the restaurants of Hyderabad ….this is so delicious …. yummy yummy.

 For tasting all these delicacies you need to visit Hyderabad, where Nawabi dishes are waiting eagerly for your admiration.

So if you are having little free time, why don’t you join me, to get the real flavor of Hyderabad in this auspicious month of Ramadan?

Bye – Bye!

See you in Hyderabad soon…

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