Alisa/Harees

Ingredients:

Wheat 1 1/2cups (branless/without skin)
Chicken 1 piece (preferrably leg with thigh)
Garlic 7 pods (whole)
Onion 1 (sliced)
Cinnamon 1" stick
Cardamom 2-3 (i don't use)
salt
Water 4-5 cups

Garnish:

Onions 2
Ghee 1/2 cup
Cashews/rasins

Method:

Soak the wheat overnight for best results. You can cook otherwise too, but will take lesser time if soaked.


Boil water in a pressure cooker, add all the ingredients in it & let it boil.

Close the lid & after the first whistle, turn the fire to low & leave it to cook for about 1/2 an hour. The time varies between soaked & unsoaked one. So take care of that. Check that after 20 mts.

Now when the wheat is done, switch off the flame & remove the chicken & whole spices from it.

Remove the bones of the chicken & put the chicken back to the harees/alisa.

Now start whipping the alisa using a wooden spoon, a potato masher at times , a foodprocessor or an egg beater too.... But take care while using a blender or foodprocessor...Just pulse it & don't grind all the wheat; also harees should be cooled enough before using a blender.

Now fry the onions, cashews and raisins in ghee. Serve harees garnished with these along with ghee