Delhi Nihari

Mostar bhai, I made this today and it turned out ok, but I put too much water in to thin it down and it diluted the taste somewhat, so I'm afraid to say that I cheated and added a maggi beef stock cube which transformed it miraculously. End result, good stuff, but to be honest, its easier to make it the shan way, bcos it took a while to grind the 3 different masala combinations, but the good thing is I have them store for next time now.

Husband liked it and has taken some for his friends.

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Traditionally nihari is cooked overnight and PC may not give the same result.

Next time i will omit aroma masala as Chef Zakir strictly prohibits use of other masala than mirch and suanf.

My search for the 100% match continues!

You can use that aroma masala in many dishes like biryani, qorma, paya, etc

As far as I know, the original recipe of nihari calls for beef (bong ka gosht) so that may be the reason your nihari isn't tasting like the one you had at restaurants.

It may be case. But you know they beef is no halal in this country so I cooked mutton (sheep meat). But still its the masala matter, i think.

Interestingly some of the resturants in Karachi cook camel meat nihari. It is saltish and the diameter of the tissues is larger than the cow ones.

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^I'm pretty sure that is the case because beef has a entirely different taste than goat and especially lamb. If you ever get halal beef if your area then do try your sister's recipe with it(mine is similar) it will definitely taste close to what you had in karachi.

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what is the specific type of beef used in nihari called?? chuck roast? stew beef?

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Beef shank.

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^yeah, I think it’s called beef shank. I think different shops have different names as well. The shop I buy meat from simply calls it ‘nihari beef’. :smiley:

Here’s a pic:

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does anyone have a recipe to make nihari in the pressure cooker? i have all the ingredients but not enough time :(. at work today and in-laws are coming over tonight...so i only have an hour or two.

please help!

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I have made nihari in pressure cooker with Shan masala, never had any issues.

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the b est nihaarii i ever ate was in Old Delhi Restaurant, Ne'mat Kada, close to the Jama Masjid! the special naan they make is absolutely a delight...these naans are paan shaped and hence called paan-naan...maiN ne to paan paan naan khaaii! :D

paan paan naan = ??? :)

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Oh man camel meat. I have a joke that actually happened to someone regarding eating a certain kind of camel meat. It’d be too much xxx for here though!

Mostar jee, you would be a dream come true for future gs bhabies if your cooking skills improve . I can say that I can do nothing like this myself! :hehe:

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Finally I got the authentic Nihari recipe

NIHARI (Nahari) Restaurant Style - YouTube

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Obviously! Delhi is the birthplace of Nihari!

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Did you try it out the recipe Mostar? I remember there was a restaurant in Dubai called New Dehlhi restaurant, and they had the most amazing nihari I have ever tasted!

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I will try it but not with the fat - too unhealthy and dangerous!

I'm gonna try this once I have acquired all these spices.

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Did anyone ever end up trying the recipe mostar put up? how was it?