As haleem mania is on in full swing, TOI digs into its origins to discover what is it that makes this Hyderabadi dish so special. As haleem mania is on in full swing, TOI digs into its origins to ...

In southern India's Hyderabad, Ramadan means haleem: a spicy meat & lentil stew with Arab roots. In the past few decades, the dish has become a cherished Ramadan tradition, and not just for Muslims.

Haleem has a long history in India that is said to date back to the Mughal period. The dishes served back then were influenced by the Persian and Arabic cultures. The original haleem is made with lamb ...

For renowned food connoisseur Mehboob Alam Khan, haleem is more than just a dish — it’s a repository of royal culinary history; one of Hyderabad’s best known delish jewels. The octogenarian is an ...

Every year the coming of Muharram meant a month of haleem eating and Nani Amma made a delicious wheat, barley, lentil and meat haleem, savory and so beautifully balanced in flavour. My first memory of ...

To just give you an idea, the sale of haleem during Ramadan last year fetched over Rs 500 crore. (Source: Image: Wikimedia Commons/Gmk1289) Biryani comes under the Hyderabad’s trademark platter. But ...

Riffat Zaidi, orthopedic surgeon at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, has vivid memories of his mother making haleem in the month of Muharram. He recalls her sitting down with a mortar and ...

HYDERABAD, India — It's the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Royal Hyatt convention center, which usually hosts wedding receptions, has been turned into a kitchen for Pista House, one of this ...

In Hyderabad, Haleem is not just a dish. It is a full-blown emotion, and we have understood the assignment. Thick, velvety, and slow-cooked to perfection, Haleem defines the city's culinary identity ...

For much of the year, dawn breaks over sleepy lanes in Hyderabad, India, as chai and newspaper vendors rush to deliver piping hot tea alongside the news. But during Ramadan, mornings in the Old City, ...

Forgive me, readers, for stirring up a debate in Ramadan with a provocation served in a bowl — the very bowl that redeems iftar from the tragic mediocrity of piyaju and dates. Yes, I’m talking about ...