Guess what is trending in Haleem in Hyderabad? It is Bahubali haleem. Conceptualised by Khaleel Ahmed who is a huge fan of actor Prabhas who played the title role in Bahubali (2015), the Bahubali haleem platter comes with a more than just the boiled egg, a few fried cashew pieces and pudina.
When Khaleel, also known as Roshan of Grill9 in Karkhana, conceived the idea of Bahubalu haleem in 2019, it didn’t quite click. With COVID-19 restrictions eased, Roshan decided to revive it this year. Roshan says “When I launched it in 2019 I was confident because I was offering a lot of ‘other favourites’ with haleem. It didn’t get too much attention then because I had launched the haleem towards the end of Ramzan season.”
By ‘other favourites’ he means Pathar ka gosht, Reshmi kebab, nalli along with a rich paya shorba. “We used the same haleem for Bahubali, we only enhanced the sides to go with it” says Roshan.
