{"id":107541,"date":"2026-08-12T11:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=107541"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:25:33","slug":"chicken-haleem-safeera-kaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/chicken-haleem-safeera-kaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Haleem (Safeera Kaka)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"107542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/chicken-haleem-safeera-kaka\/images-2-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?fit=434%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"434,460\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?fit=434%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-107542 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?resize=222%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?w=434&amp;ssl=1 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>For the Haleem:<\/p>\n<p>1 chicken, cut into small pieces<br \/>\n1 large onion, minced<br \/>\n1 teaspoon coriander<br \/>\n4\u20135 curry leaves<br \/>\n1 handful fresh coriander<br \/>\n2 tablespoons crushed garlic<br \/>\n1 tablespoon finely chopped green chilli<br \/>\n4 teaspoons coriander powder<br \/>\n1 teaspoon turmeric<br \/>\nSalt to taste<br \/>\n4 cups oats<br \/>\n1 tablespoon ghee<\/p>\n<p>For the Vegaar:<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon ghee<br \/>\n1 onion, sliced into rings<br \/>\n1 teaspoon cumin seeds<\/p>\n<p>For the Salad:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup Safari brown vinegar<br \/>\n\u00bc cup fresh coriander, finely chopped<br \/>\n\u00bd onion, thinly sliced<br \/>\n1 green chilli, thinly sliced<br \/>\nMethod<\/p>\n<p>Start by cooking the oats in water until they are completely soft. Once cooked, blend until smooth and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Next, blend the fresh coriander, garlic and green chilli together to make a paste. Add a little water if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Heat the ghee in a large pot. Add the onion, curry leaves and cumin seeds and braise until the onion has softened.<\/p>\n<p>Add the chicken and the coriander, garlic and chilli paste. Then add the coriander powder, turmeric and one teaspoon of salt.<\/p>\n<p>Cover and allow the chicken to cook thoroughly on a low heat.<\/p>\n<p>Once the chicken is cooked, add the blended oats and allow everything to simmer together. If the Haleem is too thick, simply add a little water until you reach your desired consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Taste and adjust the seasoning. You can add another teaspoon or two of salt if needed.<\/p>\n<p>To Make the Vegaar<\/p>\n<p>Heat the ghee in a shallow pan. Add the onion rings and cumin seeds and braise until golden brown.<\/p>\n<p>Pour the vegaar over the Haleem, stir through and serve.<\/p>\n<p>To Make the Salad<\/p>\n<p>Simply combine the vinegar, coriander, onion and green chilli.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Haleem has been served, add about \u00bd tablespoon of the salad to each portion. You can add more according to taste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Haleem: 1 chicken, cut into small pieces 1 large onion, minced 1 teaspoon coriander 4\u20135 curry leaves 1 handful fresh coriander 2 tablespoons crushed garlic 1 tablespoon finely chopped green chilli 4 teaspoons coriander powder 1 teaspoon turmeric Salt to taste 4 cups oats 1 tablespoon ghee For the Vegaar: 1 tablespoon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tentalising-chicken-dishes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-rYx","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-19 14:01:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-2-1.jpg?fit=434%2C460&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107543,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107541\/revisions\/107543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}