Lucknow special Nahari/Nihari recipe नल्ली निहारी Special Nahari masala recipe
Ingredients
For Nihari Masala
5 gms Green cardamom / हरी इलायची
3 gms mace / जावित्री
1 gms All spice / कबाब चीनी
4-5 long pepper / पीपली
2 gms Stone flower / दगड फूल
3 gms black cumin seeds / शाही जीरा
2 dried galangal / पान की जड़
½ gms Vetiver roots / खश की जड़
1 inch cinnamon stick / दालचीनी
20 gms black pepper / काली मिर्च
5 gms dried rose petals / सूखे गुलाब की पंखुड़ियाँ
For Nihari
½ cup mustard oil / सरसों का तेल
1 tbsp garlic juice / लहसुन का रस
2 bay leaves / तेज पत्ता
4-5 cloves / लौंग
2-3 black cardamom / काली इलाइची
700 gms onion, sliced / प्याज
1 kg lamb /mutton/ मटन
salt to taste / नमक स्वाद अनुसार
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste / अदरक लहसुन का पेस्ट
5 gms red chilli powder / लाल मिर्च पाउडर
15 gms Turmeric powder / हल्दी पाउडर
12-15 gms coriander powder / धनिया पाउडर
1 ½ cup curd / दही
2 tbsp wheat flour / गेहूं का आटा
2 tbsp prepared nihari masala / निहारी मसाला
1 tbsp kewra water / केवड़ा जल
water / पानी
For Tira
1 tbsp Prepared nihari masala / निहारी मसाला
½ cup Ghee / घी
1 ½ tbsp Red chilli powder / लाल मिर्च पाउडर
1 tbsp Kewra water / केवड़ा जल
For Garnish
Coriander leaves / धनिया
Onion chopped / प्याज
Lemon wedges / नींबू
Khamiri roti / खमीरी रोटी
Process
- In a deep handi, heat mustard oil and let it smoke. Sprinkle some garlic juice.
- Add bay leaves, cloves, black cardamom, onion and saute well.
- Add lamb salt to taste and ginger garlic paste and roast them well.
- In a bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and curd mix well.
- Add the curd mixture into the handi. Water as required and mix well.
- Cover and cook on low flame till the mutton is completely cooked.
For nihari masala
- Heat a pan, add green cardamom, mace, all spice, long pepper, stone flower, black cumin seeds, dried galangal, vetiver root, cinnamon stick, black pepper and dry rose petals. Dry roast till fragrant.
- Transfer the spices in a blender and blend it to a fine powder and keep it aside.
- In a bowl, add wheat flour, prepared nihari masala, water as required, black pepper and kewra water mix well. Transfer this slurry into handi.
- cook till the the gravy slightly thickened.
For Tira
- Heat a pan, add ghee, nihari masala, red chilli powder and kewra water mix well strain the mixture and transfer it to handi.
- Garnish with coriander leaves, onion chopped, lemon wedges.
- Serves hot with khamiri roti.
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