{{Short description|Type of samosa of Hyderabad, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Lukhmi | image = Hyderabadi lukhmi.JPG | caption = | alternate_name = | country = South Asia | region = Hyderabad, Deccan | creator = | course = Starter or snack | served = | main_ingredient = Mince meat, flour, yogurt | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Luqmi''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|لقمی}}}}; pronounced lukhmi in Deccani Urdu) is a typical mince savoury or starter of the cuisine of Hyderabad, Deccan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/22/stories/2007022201050300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312082714/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/02/22/stories/2007022201050300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-12 |title=Metro Plus Delhi / Columns : The Sheen of Hyderabad |date=2007-02-22 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2014-03-07}}</ref> The snack's authentic preparation includes stuffing with mutton-mince qeema (ground meat). The luqmi is a flat square pastry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/14/stories/2004091400990400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210044355/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/14/stories/2004091400990400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-12-10 |title=Badiya biryani |date=2004-09-14 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2014-03-07}}</ref>
The word comes from ''loqma'' or morsel in Arabic.
==Ingredients== Mince meat (qeema), flour and yogurt.
==Preparation== Prepare the dough in yogurt, mixing it thoroughly until it becomes very smooth, and stuff it with minced meat.
Kheemey-ki-Luqmi is still served as a starter in the authentic Hyderabadi weddings and other celebrations.
==See also== *Hyderabadi cuisine *Hyderabadi biryani *Hyderabadi haleem
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * ''A Princely Legacy, Hyderabadi Cuisine'' By Pratibha Karan {{ISBN|81-7223-318-3}}, {{ISBN|978-8172233181}} [https://www.amazon.com/dp/8172233183]
==External links== {{Commons category|Lukhmi}} *[https://hyderabadi-khana.blogspot.com/2007/04/hyderabadi-lukhmi.html Chicken lukmi recipe]
{{Pastries}} {{Dumplings}}
Category:Indian snack foods Category:Indian fast food Category:Hyderabadi cuisine Category:Telangana cuisine Category:Indian dumplings Category:Indian pastries Category:Muhajir cuisine
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