Aleesa

 
I grew up with a lot of islamic friends and i loved attending iftars parties at their houses. Aleesa is one of my favorite dishes , a very healthy and nutritious one. This recipe was given to me by a friend's grand mother.







INGREDIENTS:

• skinned whole wheat- 1 CUP
• onion- 1
• garlic- 10 cloves
• ghee -1 tbsp (optional)
• salt to taste
• chicken whole leg- 1
• water 4 to 5 cups
• dry fruits to garnish

Instructions:

• Soak the wheat in warm water for 15-20 minutes.
• In a pressure cooker boil water and add wheat ,along with sliced onion , garlic, ghee, salt and chicken leg.
• After the first whistle,keep the pressure cooker on low flame for half an hour.
• Turn off the pressure cooker and keep it aside until all the pressure leaves the cooker.
• Now, open the lid and remove bone from chicken and mash everything together to a course consistency.
• In a other pan, heat ghee and fry the dry fruits in it. Typically used dry fruits are raisins, almonds, cashew nuts and pistachios. This is used to garnish the dish. 
• If you do not wish to use ghee, you may add toasted dry fruits instead.