Indian
Indian - Street Food and Snacks
Nihari
Chef's Menu Description
An authentic Indian specialty cooked with freshly ground roasted spices, caramelised onions, and aromatic herbs in the traditional style.
Ingredients
- • 750g mutton shanks, cut through the bone
- • 3 tbsp ghee
- • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- • 2 tbsp nihari masala
- • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- • 2 tbsp wheat flour, roasted
- • 1 cup fried onions (birista)
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 2 tbsp ginger, julienned
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Heat the ghee and brown the shanks with the ginger-garlic paste.
2
Phase 2
Add the nihari masala and turmeric and fry until the ghee releases from the coated meat.
3
Phase 3
Add 5 cups hot water and half the fried onions, and simmer covered on the lowest flame for 3-4 hours until the meat falls off the bone.
4
Phase 4
Sprinkle in the roasted flour and simmer for 15 minutes until the gravy is glossy and thick.
5
Phase 5
Ladle into bowls, top with the remaining birista and ginger juliennes, and serve with khamiri roti at dawn, Old Delhi street style.