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Pakistani Thick Beef Haleem (Instant Pot & Stovetop)

Pakistani Thick Beef Haleem (Instant Pot & Stovetop) mix the lentils and beef mixture together along with homemade Haleem masala and Haleem comes to play.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Instant Pot Time2 hours
Total Time5 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Diet: Halal
Keyword: beef haleem, haleem, haleem masala, karachi haleem, pakistani haleem, thick haleem
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 676kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot
  • wooden smasher

Ingredients

Lentil Mix

Whole Spices

  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 bay leaves tez patta

Powdered Spices

Haleem Ingredients

Garnish

  • chaat masala
  • cilantro
  • ginger julienne
  • fresh lemon juice
  • green pepper finely chopped
  • fried onion mixture

Instructions

  • For Both Methods you would need to soak the lentils mix overnight, in 2 cups of water.

Instant Pot Method

    Beef Mixture

    • Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in the instant pot on sauté mode.
    • Add 2 tbsp of Homemade Haleem masala and ginger garlic paste and mix.
    • Now add beef to the instant pot.
    • Pressure for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the meat is completely tender so it's shreddable.
    • Take the contents of the instant pot and set aside in a bowl until it's needed again.

    Lentil Mix

    • Wash the Instant pot's Pot.
    • On sauté mode, bring the lentils mix with its water that was soaking overnight to a boil in the Instant pot.
    • Add 1 tbsp of Homemade Haleem Masala and mix well.
    • Put Pressure for 15 minutes on Instant Pot.
    • Release the steam, Turn off the Instant Pot at this time.
    • Use a hand blender, to roughly course blend the lentils. (Be very careful you don't want to over do, it will ruin the consistency of the Haleem.)
    • Set aside.

    Onion Mixture

    • In a large pot on medium heat, add 2 cups of oil let it heat up.
    • Add 2 onion and sauté it until brown.
    • Take out 75% of onion and oil in a separate bowl, set aside for garnish.
    • So you will have about 25% of the onion and oil left in the pot.

    Haleem

    • In the same pot where you have remaining 25% cup oil and fried onions.
    • Turn the stove to medium, add in bay leaves, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, black cardamom, green cardamom, and cloves.
    • Now add only the meat in the pot with onion and whole spices. Do not add beef stock at this stage.
    • With the help of wooden smasher, shred it by pounding.
    • Add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
    • Then add yogurt and mix well.
    • Now add the remaining masala in the pot.
    • Add the stock from the beef to the pot.
    • Mix well.
    • Bring it to a boil.
    • Now take the roughly course lentil mixture and mix it with beef mixture.
    • Mix together everything with the wood smasher for 10-15 minutes. Remember the stove it on medium-low.
    • Sprinkle Garam Masala powder on top.
    • Wrap the lid of the pot with foil and turn off the stove and cover the lid and let it just sit there for 15 minute.
    • Take out in a bowl how much you want to serve, and garnish with cilantro, green peppers, ginger, fresh lemon juice, chaat masala, and fried onion mixture.
    • Enjoy!

    Stovetop Method

      Beef Mixture For the Stovetop Method

      • Bring 1½ gallons of water to a boil and add meat, ginger garlic paste, and 3 tbsp homemade haleem masala.
      • Keep stirring in between. If the beef doesn't get tender and if you ran out of water simply add more water, 1 cup at a time. This process will take about 2½ hours.
      • Get it off the stove when it's beef is tender and set aside.

      Lentil Mix For the Stovetop

      • Bring the lentils and rice mixture with ½ gallon of water to a boil in a pot on medium-high heat.
      • Add 1 tbsp of Homemade Haleem Masala and mix well.
      • Continuously stir the pot because the lentils and rice will try to stick to the bottom. This process will take about 1 hour.
      • Use a hand blender, to roughly course blend the lentils. (Be very careful you don't want to over do, it will ruin the consistency of the Haleem.)
      • Set aside

      Onion Mixture

      • Follow the same instruction as above for the onion mixture section

      Haleem

      • Follow the same method as above written in the Haleem section.
      • Take out in a bowl how much you want to serve, and garnish with cilantro, green peppers, ginger, fresh lemon juice, chaat masala, and fried onion mixture.
      • Enjoy!

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      Notes

      Notes: Always place the Haleem in an air-tight container, and store it in the refrigerator or freezer. It will last 2-3 days in a refrigerator. But if placed in a freezer, it can last 1-2 months.

      Nutrition

      Serving: 1pot | Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 40g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg