okay guys, i made haleem.
quick question, do you mash the daal completely or do you allow some to stay for texture? i ran my hand mixer through the haleem to mash most of it, but some small daal pieces can still be seen. do you keep those or mash those too?
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
Mashing them with the Typical Large spoon used for Haleem is better than using an electrical Masher. I prefer the daal and gosht all mashed up and I prefer the texture like having the RAISHA in it. That’s how a haleem looks like. Mashing it with the genuine spoon brings the RAISHA in it.
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
ahh.. so you shouldn’t be able to taste the grains at all?
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
why not? mixing them won’t take the taste away… the grains are already there, aren’t they? 
and I have eaten the one that you are talking about, too… it seems more of a daliya/ porridge than Haleem itself 
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
I like my haleem smooth so I blend the grains to a puree. But if you want a chunkier haleem you can leave the grains the way you have them.
haleem question! first time making it.
Once your grains and meat have gullified completely, take half the mixture (and all the meat) and pulse it in a food processor. I pulse it in intervals rather than just letting it all blend really fast. Return it all to the other half of the haleem in the pot and combine/stir it all well. His technique will give the “reshaa” and also keep some texture to your haleem. Alternatively, you can also use a “stick”/imersion blender and do it right in the pot itself.
I’m assuming you’re using boneless beef for your haleem (that’s how I make it).
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
I dont blend meat in mixer or by stick mixer as i like it to be done by DOYEE. However I do mash the daals to the maximum. But yes pearl barley I dont mash whole as I like it to be bit solid
Re: haleem question! first time making it.
I have only made haleem once in my life. The recipe I used didn’t say to mash it in the food processor. So I used a “doyee”. It was hard work, man. Next day mera baazu nahi hil raha tha.
I like khatti’s idea. I’ll do that next time I make haleem.