Recipe: Yummy Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛

Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛. Nihari (Indian Beef Stew) Nihari is a beef stew popular in northern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Nihari is a hearty beef stew that is great for fall/winter months. Traditionally Nihari was cooked all night and then served to the Naan bread paratha of Delhi in breakfast after the morning prayers.

I like to take advantage of modern-day amenities without compromising on taste. Nihari gosht is seriously tasty beef stew Indian style. It's a classic for a reason. You can cook Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛 using 33 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛

1. Prepare 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of beef or mutton pieces with bones.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of oil.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of garlic paste.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger paste.
5. It's 1 1/8 tsp of salt.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin powder.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of coriander powder.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
9. It's 1 tsp of kashmiri chilli powder.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
11. Prepare 2 1/2-3 tbsp of nihari masala.
12. You need 2 of bay leaves.
13. You need 1/4 tsp of grated nutmeg.
14. You need 6-7 cup of water.
15. Prepare 1 of black cardamom.
16. Prepare 2 of chillies.
17. You need 1/4 cup of fried onions.
18. Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
19. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour (dissolved in 1/4 cup water).
20. Prepare of Nihari Masala (Nihari Spice Blend):.
21. You need 2 of whole star anise.
22. Prepare 2 of whole long peppers [peepli] (optional if you can't find it).
23. Prepare 1 tbsp of coriander seed.
24. Prepare 1 tbsp of cumin seeds.
25. You need 1 tsp of fennel seeds.
26. You need 5 of black peppers.
27. It's 5 of whole cloves.
28. You need 1/2 tbsp of cardamom seeds (break open cardamom to extract seeds).
29. You need 1 tsp of nigella seeds (kalijeera).
30. It's 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon sticks (broken).
31. It's 2 strands of mace.
32. It's of coriander for garnish.
33. You need of ginger julienne for garnish.

And it's still wildly popular in India and Pakistan. Tradition says it's a beef curry. But you can make it with lamb. Great recipe for Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛. #healthylunch Like any good stew, Nihari is cooked for hours for flavours to really enhance.

Beef Nihari / Beef Stew 💛 instructions

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..
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..
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..
4. Carefully let out air and remove lid. ALWAYS be careful when opening pressure cooker lid, make sure all the air is out..
5. Add chillies, fried onions, lemon juice and flour dissolved in water..
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..

I didn't want to wait that long to dive into my nihari. So I used a pressure cooker. Blend the spices, add meat, spices and water and you have your nihari. Beef Nihari is a slow cooked meat stew. It's typically made with a fatty and bony part of the cow such as the shank.