Aleesa is a delicious healthy dish prepared with wheat and chicken or mutton, It is consumed as itself or with little sugar on it. It is a lovely malabari recipe prepared especially during ifthar, marriage or such special occasions. It is simple , lovely and healthy recipe that all will loves, give a try on it.
INGREDIENTS FOR PREPARATION
- Wheat(skin removed): 1 cup
- Chicken / mutton: 1/4 kg
- Onion: 1
- Coconut: 1/2 of 1
- Cinnamon: 1 small piece
- Cardamom: 1
- Cloves: 1
- Ghee: 1 tbs
- Cashew & raisins: 1 tbs
- Salt: to taste
- Sugar: as required.
- Use skin removed wheat.
- Cut chicken into small pieces without bones.
- Put wheat, 3/4 of sliced onion, cardamom, cloves , cinnamon, chicken pieces, salt and required water in a pan or pressure cooker.
- Cook them till they are well done.
- After cooking , mash it well.
- Take thick coconut milk from coconut.
- Pour it to the cooked wheat mix, and heat it.
- Aleesa should be thicker than payasam.
- Roast remaining onion, cashew and raisins in ghee and pour to aleesa.
