the best way i decided was to take a haleem tour and i have also realized that this is one dish thats truly secular it was the first time i had ever tasted it and it was simply divine in fact it scores in sheer variety pista house which has an astounding 346 outlets in hyderabad and secunderabad packs and sends it famous haleem to many cities and once again i found them delectable one late afternoon i took a round of the small haleem stalls around tipu sultan masjid at esplanade but then i didnt fast for 15 hours before devouring haleem its only but natural for anyone to get excited by the thought of food after a 15hour fast it takes about eight hours to cook the haleem and by the time they start selling it around 2 pm there is a long queue friends who stay at garden reach and metiabruz sent me samples of the haleem made by shahi mahal al habib parvez restaurant hasim hotel and afin hotel my first stop was the renowned and highlyrecommended aminia at zakaria street all adjectives fall short when it comes to describing the hyderabad haleem which boasts of a geographical indication gi tag each had its own unique taste and twist and they were all superb but how does it differ from the haleem churned out by famous mughlai eateries here but one evening last week the excitement at my friend ekramkalams home near entally was more voluble and what a treat it washaleem from the famous pista house of hyderabad i ordered a plate and it was divine too for muslims it is the perfect dish after roza again they tasted different from each other but all were mouthwateringly delicious my only little quarrel with haleem is that it is too laborious to cook at home iftar that day was going to be special apart from the usual dates fruits and fries that the kalams like muslims all over the world break their roza with a special treat flown all the way from hyderabad was on the table that evening my haleem tour led me to the firm conviction that kolkatas haleem may not be as famous as hyderabads but it is no less heavenly in kolkata a dedicated courier picks up the containers of haleem at the airport and rushes it to all those who had placed their orders online a day earlier a friend even got me haleem from sheesh mahal at kidderpore not more than 1kg is sold per person and its all gone by 5pm every restaurant has its own recipe that they keep secret for others it is simply delicious and unforgettable oh yes the other quarrel being that its too laden with calories the haleem tour added a few centimeters to my waistline over the next few days i had haleem from royal indian hotel yes theyve started making haleem from this ramzan near nakhoda masjid from