Name: Sadia's Nihari
Total time: PT2700.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 Green Cardamom Pod; 3 Black Cardamom; 1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds; 1 tablespoon Fennel Seeds; 1 1/2 tablespoon Whole Coriander Seeds; 1 teaspoon Black Peppercorns; 1/2 teaspoon Whole Clove; 1/3 Whole Nutmeg; 1/2 Cinnamon Stick; 1 pinch Ground Mace; 1 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Sea Salt; 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger; 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; 4 tablespoon Canola Oil; 2 Yellow Onion; 2 teaspoon Garlic Paste; 2 teaspoon Ginger Paste; 2 pound Eye of Round Beef Roast; 7 cup Water; 2 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour; 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro; 4 Green Chili Pepper; 1 inch Fresh Ginger; 4 Lime; to taste Naan

Sadia's Nihari

Recipe

5.0

2 ratings

Nihari is a Pakistani stew, richly flavored with spices, cooked long and slow to render fork-tender meat, and topped with ginger, herbs, and citrus. The root of the word, Nahar, means morning in Arabic because the dish was traditionally cooked all night long and eaten during the early and cool waking hours of the morning.

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Maliha Adams

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45MINS

Total Time

$9.72

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

us / metric

Masala - Whole Spices

Green Cardamom Pods

Black Cardamom

1 Tbsp

Cumin Seeds

1 Tbsp

Fennel Seeds

4 tsp

Whole Coriander Seeds

1 tsp

Black Peppercorns

as needed

Whole Cloves

1/3

Whole Nutmeg

or A Pinch of Ground Nutmeg

1/2

Cinnamon Stick

or 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1 pinch

Ground Mace

Masala - Ground Spices

2 tsp

Kosher Sea Salt

plus more as needed

1 tsp

Ground Ginger

as needed

Cayenne Pepper

Nihari

4 Tbsp

Canola Oil

or Other Neutral Oil

Medium Yellow Onions, thinly sliced

or Red Onion

2 tsp

Garlic Paste

2 tsp

Ginger Paste

2 lb

Eye of Round Beef Roasts

cut into 8 pieces

7 cups

Water

2 Tbsp

All-Purpose Flour

or Atta

Garnishes

1 bunch

Fresh Cilantro, roughly chopped

Green Chili Peppers, thinly sliced

optional

1 in

Fresh Ginger, peeled, julienned

Limes, quartered

to taste

Naans

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

609

Fat

25.3 g

Protein

70.3 g

Carbs

21.2 g

Author's Notes

Nihari is all about freshly ground, whole spices. Head to your local Indian/Pakistani shop to get your hands on all of them in one fell swoop. if you love recipes from this part of the world, these spices won't grow stale in your cupboard.

Don’t forget the garnishes. They add a tangy, crunchy, herbiness that brightens the meaty masala richness of the stew.