Beef Nali Nihari Recipe - Nihari Recipe - All Spice Recipe

Beef Nali Nihari Recipe - Nihari Recipe 

Nihari was been served to Mughal Empire as a breakfast food after offering fajr prayers. Nihari is originated in Hyderabad and Old Dehli India in the 18th century. In the kitchens of Awadh, it was been prepared and was eaten as a breakfast in the chilly mornings. As it is a traditional Nawabi dish and it is prepared with secret spices, which creates a unique aroma.

Ingredients for Beef Nali Nihari 

Beef meat + nali 1kg

Ginger garlic paste 4tbsp

Onion chopped 1 cup

Nihari Masala 3 tbsp

Water 21/2 litre

Wheat Flour ½ cup diluted in 1 cup water

Beef Nihari Garnish:

Ginger juilliend

Corriander chopped

Onions fried

Green chillies sliced

Tarka Ingredients:

Oil ¼ cup

Red Chilli Powder 2tbsp

Beef Nihari Homemade Masala:

Cumin seed roasted 2tbsp

Star Anise 1

Cinnamon stick 5

Black pepper 1tbsp

Tatri ¼ tsp

Turmeric 1 tbsp

Ginger Powder ½ tbsp.

Green elaichi 4

Red Chilli powder 2tbsp

Salt 1tbsp

Fennel seeds saunf 2tbsp

Cloves 2

Nutmeg ½ tsp

Whole mace 4

Bay leaf 1

Coriander seeds 2tbsp

Beef Nihari Masala Recipe

First, roast all the dry spices and grind them to a fine powder. Then add tatri, ginger powder, turmeric, salt, nutmeg powder, red chilli. Mix all spices well. Store in an airtight jar and it can be used for 3 – 4 months.

Beef Nali Nihari Preparation Method

• Heat oil in a pan and cook onion until it becomes transparent.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, meat, nihari masala and cook for 4 minutes on high flame.
• Add water as needed, and add Salt and nali and cook on low flame for 2 hours.
• After 2 hours remove nali from the pot and check if the water is dried up, if so then water or else no need and continue to cook for more than 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, dilute flour in water and once the beef is tender add the flour paste. And continuously keep stirring.
• Now cook for more than 8 minutes until you get the required consistency
• In the last, add nali bone and the garnish.
• Do not stir cover the lid and keep on dum for 5 minutes
• In a pan add oil and chilli powder and pour the tarka on nihari

The beef Nali Nihari is ready to garnish and serve