hyderabad haleem the favourite delicacy of ramzan is back in the city though at a little extra cost at the end of the first fast on saturday evening hundreds of outlets began dishing out haleem at several places in the city according to a rough estimate about five tons of haleem was sold on the first day of ramzan monththe sales are likely to increase further in the days to come with nonmuslims also craving for the delicious food on a rough count there is a decrease in the number of bhattis and the haleem counters when compared to the last yearthere has been an increase in the prices of almost all the ingredients required for the preparation of haleemtherefore the setting up of a bhatti has become a risky business proposition miyan ustaad of jhirra a specialist in cooking haleem said there has been an increase of almost 25 per cent in the cost of haleem at all places in the city last year a single plate of haleem was sold between rs 12 and rs 15 while this year the price is not less than rs 20 as usual meat haleem is costlier than the chicken haleem the rates of all ingredients and also the cost of labour have gone up making it necessary for us to increase the cost of haleem abdul mujeeb owner of haleem bhatti in agapura said pista house at shalibanda shadab hotel and shehran hotel have remained the most favourite places for the admirers of haleem in the old city while the aadab hotel paradise bawarchi and astoria are some of the places at the rtc crossroads and secunderabad which are drawing huge crowds of haleem loversthe hotel owners feel that the increase in the cost will not affect their sales some of the hotels have also introduced lucky schemes and offer of soft drinks with a particular quantity of haleem to boost the sales