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Beef Nihari / Beef Stew đ
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Bengali Spice đBeef Nihari / Beef Stew đ
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Like any good stew, Nihari is cooked for hours for flavours to really enhance. I didnât want to wait that long to dive into my nihari.
Ingredient
1 kg (2.2 lbs)
beef or mutton pieces with bones
1/2 cup
oil
1 tbsp
garlic paste
1 tbsp
ginger paste
1 1/8 tsp
salt
1 tsp
cumin powder
1/2 tsp
coriander powder
1/2 tsp
red chilli powder
1 tsp
kashmiri chilli powder
1/2 tsp
turmeric powder
2 1/2-3 tbsp
nihari masala
1/4 tsp
grated nutmeg
6-7 cup
water
2
chillies
1/4 cup
fried onions
2 tbsp
lemon juice
1 tbsp
coriander seed
1 tbsp
cumin seeds
1 tsp
fennel seeds
1/2 tbsp
cinnamon sticks (broken)
2 strands
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Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Nihari Masala (Spice Blend): Blend all spices together. If yield is more than 3 tbsp, store remaining in airtight container to add into meat curries or your next batch of nihari.
* Step 2
Nihari: Heat pressure cooker and add meat with bone pieces.Add oil, ginger paste, garlic paste and salt.Add all the ground spices and Nihari Masala.
* Step 3
Stir to coat meat with all the spices.Add bay leaves, grated nutmeg and black cardamom (if using). Stir.Add water. Use 6 cups if you want your nihari to be thicker, and 7 cups if thinner.Secure pressure cooker lid and cook for one (1) hour on medium heat.
* Step 4
Carefully let out air and remove lid. ALWAYS be careful when opening pressure cooker lid, make sure all the air is out.
* Step 5
Add chillies, fried onions, lemon juice and flour dissolved in water.
* Step 6
Cook uncovered for another 15 minutes.Beef nihari is ready. Serve and garnish with coriander and ginger julienne. Enjoy it hot with roti and paratha.
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beef or mutton pieces with bones
oil
garlic paste
ginger paste
Salt
cumin powder
coriander powder
red chilli powder
Kashmiri chilli powder
turmeric powder
Nihari masala
Bay leaves
grated nutmeg
water
Black cardamom
chillies
fried onions
lemon juice
flour (dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
whole star anise
whole long peppers [peepli] (optional if you can't find it)
coriander seed
cumin seeds
fennel seeds
black peppers
whole cloves
cardamom seeds (break open cardamom to extract seeds)
nigella seeds (kalijeera)
cinnamon sticks (broken)
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