Persian Haleem With Turkey Recipes

IRANIAN HALEEM

Steps:

• Place turkey, onion and salt in a pot. Lower heat and cook until turkey is done (about 1 hour). If juices evaporate before turkey is done, add 1/4 cup water. When turkey is cooked, remove from the pot and mash with a potato masher.
• Add water to the bulgur to barely cover it (1 litr is enough), then bring to a boil.
• Stir occasionally, to prevent the formation of a crust on the bottom of the pan.
• In a food processor, mash bulgur into a soft paste and set aside.
• Return turkey and bulgur to the pot, mix well and cook over low heat for 2 hours. Then add butter, sugar and sesame.
• Serve it in a bowl, sprinkled with cinnamon.

PERSIAN HALEEM WITH TURKEY

Steps:

• Place the bulgur in a large bowl and pour 8 cups of water over it. Stir and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel. Let the bulgur soak until just tender, about 2 hours. Drain and discard the water.
• Place the bulgur in a large pot with 10 cups of water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium. Rest a wooden spoon in the pot and then place the lid on the pot, propping it on the spoon to leave an opening (to keep the water from overflowing during cooking). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bulgur has completely fallen apart and the consistency is like a thick soup, 3 1/2 to 4 hours; after every hour of cooking, add 2 more cups of water for a total of 16 cups from start to finish.
• While the bulgur is cooking, place the turkey breast in a separate large pot with the cinnamon stick and onion and add enough water to submerge the turkey breast. Bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover and simmer over medium heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted thickest part reads 165 degrees F, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Puree the bulgur using an immersion blender until it's completely smooth. (Alternatively, puree the soup in a regular blender and then pass it through a fine-mesh sieve to make sure it's completely smooth.)
• Remove the turkey from the pot, cut it into smaller pieces and finely shred in a mixing bowl using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a handheld electric mixer on medium speed, about 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of the bulgur mixture to the turkey and mix using a wooden spoon to form a thick paste, adding up to 1/2 cup more bulgur as needed.
• Return the turkey mixture to the remaining bulgur in the pot and stir to combine. Bring to a low simmer over medium-low heat. Mix half of the melted ghee with the cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Add the ghee mixture to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, to allow the flavors to develop and the porridge to thicken, about 1 hour.
• Divide the haleem among eight bowls and top each one with 1 tablespoon of the remaining melted ghee and additional ground cinnamon. Sprinkle with some sugar and sesame seeds to your liking and enjoy.

INSTANT POT LAMB HALEEM

Steps:

• Combine dals, rice, and barley in a medium bowl. Pour in water to cover and swish dals and grains around with your fingers. Drain and repeat process until water runs clear enough to see your hands through. Pour in water to cover and let dals and grains soak at room temperature at least 2 hours, or cover and chill up to 12 hours.
• Place lamb on a plate, pat dry with paper towels, and season all over with 2 tsp. salt; set aside. Peel ginger by scraping off skin with a spoon. Finely grate half of ginger; set aside. Thinly slice remaining ginger. Stack slices and cut crosswise into matchsticks; set aside.
• If using an electric pressure cooker, combine shallots and ghee in pot and set to sauté function or high. Cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed if your cooker has that option, until shallots are just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes (or about 6 minutes if cooking in oil). Reduce to normal function or medium if possible, or, if your cooker doesn't have a lower setting, turn off for a minute if mixture is getting too hot. Add reserved ginger matchsticks and cook, stirring often, until shallots are brown and crisp and ginger is frizzled, 4-10 minutes, depending on your cooker. Using a slotted spoon, transfer shallots and ginger to a plate, spreading out into a single layer. Season lightly with salt; let cool.
• Add garlic, garam masala, cayenne, turmeric, and reserved grated ginger, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add lamb and stir to coat in spices. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon and repeatedly adding splashes of water as spices begin to stick to bottom of pot and scraping up browned bits, until flavors come together, about 15 minutes.(Bhuna, the process of repeated sticking and scraping, is a Southeast Asian cooking technique that brings out the flavor of the spices and ensures they don't taste raw and grainy.)
• Drain dal mixture and add to pot along with 1 tsp. salt and 5 cups water. Secure lid and bring to full pressure according to manufacturer's directions. Cook 1½ hours. Let sit 20 minutes, then manually release pressure and open up.
• Taste haleem and add more salt and cayenne if needed. Add chiles if using. (These are for flavor, not heat; feel free to leave them out.) Simmer on normal function or medium, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in ½ cup cilantro.
• Serve haleem with white onion, lime wedges, reserved crispy shallots and ginger, and more chopped cilantro.
• If using a medium Dutch oven or stovetop pressure cooker, cook shallots and ghee over high heat, stirring often, until shallots are just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes (or about 6 minutes if cooking in oil). Add reserved ginger matchsticks and cook, stirring often, until shallots are brown and crisp and ginger is frizzled, 5-8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer shallots and ginger to a plate, spreading out in a single layer. Season lightly with salt; let cool.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic, garam masala, cayenne, turmeric, and reserved grated ginger, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add lamb and stir to coat in spices. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon and repeatedly adding splashes of water as spices begin to stick to bottom of pot and scraping up browned bits, until flavors come together, about 15 minutes. (Bhuna, the process of repeated sticking and scraping, is a Southeast Asian cooking technique that brings out the flavor of the spices and ensures they don't taste raw and grainy.)
• Drain dal mixture and add to pot along with 1 tsp. salt and 6½ cups water (if using a Dutch oven) or 5 cups water (for pressure cooker). Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to the low, cover pot, and cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pot every 15-20 minutes, until meat is falling off the bone and dals and grains have nearly melted into the stew, 4½-5 hours. (If using a stovetop cooker, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Secure lid and bring to full pressure according to manufacturer's directions. Cook 1½ hours. Let sit 20 minutes, then manually release pressure and open up.)
• Taste haleem and add more salt and cayenne if needed. Add chiles if using. (These are for flavor, not heat; feel free to leave them out.) Simmer over medium heat, stirring often, 5 minutes. Stir in ½ cup cilantro.
• Serve haleem with white onion, lime wedges, reserved crispy shallots and ginger, and more chopped cilantro.
• Do ahead: Haleem can be made 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat over medium until warmed through.