Nihari
Nihari is a North Indian/Pakistani beef stew. It’s mixed with its unique seasonings along with flour (atta) mixed in its curry to give a smooth texture.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time2 hrs
Total Time2 hrs 10 mins
Ingredients
Curry
- 2 lbs beef shank
- 1 packet shan nihari masala
- 2 onion finely sliced
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 5 black peppercorns
- 5 cloves
- 5 green cardamom pods
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 cup atta (south asian flour)
- 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- olive oil extra virgin
- water
Garnish
- lemon
- cilantro chopped
- garlic finely chopped
- green pepper finely chopped
- fried onions
Instructions
- Turn on the Instant Pot, select sauté setting. Add 2 1/2 cups of water bring it to a boil.
- Add in Ginger Garlic Paste , beef shank, 1/2 onion, and 1/2 of the Shan masala; now select the meat option and pressure it for 60 minutes.
- Meanwhile, In a pot, on medium heat, Add 1.5 cup of olive oil and 1.5 onion finely sliced.
- When the onion turns golden brown. Take out half of the fried onion and set it aside for garnish.
- In the same pot, that has the fried onion mixture, Add cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cloves, and green cardamom pods. Sauté it for 2 minutes.
- Add in the cooked beef from the IP to the pot. Make sure you leave the beef stock in the IP.
- Add 1 tbsp of Ginger Garlic Paste , remaining 1/2 of the Shan Masala Packet to the pot. Let everything cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the beef stock from the IP to the pot and mix well.
- In a bowl, add Atta and 2 cups luke warm water and mix it well; there should not be any lumps.
- Now add the Atta mixture to the pot and mix well.
- Let it cook for 15 minutes until the oil comes up.
- Add in garam masala powder.
- Cover the pot and turn off the heat and leave it for 15 minutes.
- Dish it out and place the fried onion, cilantro, lemon, green peppers, and ginger at top for garnish as shown in the pictures above.
- Serve it with Naan.