Beef Nihari / Beef Stew

Beef Nihari / Beef Stew

Source : 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 ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : August 18, 2026

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.

  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.

Ingredients

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

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