haleem
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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيم (ḥalīm).
Noun
haleem (uncountable)
- A stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
- 2006 September 22, Mike Sula, “How to Eat Ethnic”, in Chicago Reader:
- The 24-hour Kababish […] has a few booths set before a steaming buffet of hearty north Indian and Pakistani dishes, notably a thick, stewy, slow-cooked haleem made from wheat, mutton, lentils, and spice; grilled charga chicken sprinkled with garam masala; and goat curry.
Translations
a Middle-Eastern stew-like dish