Haleem and Nihari: Red meat dishes of Old Delhi

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The view of Chicken Haleem and Chicken Nihari at food stall in Old Delhi. An Indian shopkeeper is selling Haleem and Nihar in Old Delhi. Haleem or Daleem is a stew popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Indian subcontinent. Although the dish varies from region to region, it always includes wheat or barley, meat, and sometimes lentils. The origin of haleem lies in the popular Arabian dish known as Harees (also written as Jareesh). Haleem is sold as a snack food in bazaars throughout the year. It is also a special dish prepared throughout the world during the Ramadan and Muharram months of the Muslim Hijri calendar particularly among Pakistanis and Indian Muslims. Nihari s a stew consisting of slow-cooked meat mainly beef or lamb along with bone marrow. , Nihari either originated in O