Chicken Nehari

Name: Chicken Nehari
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 🌻Whole spices :; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 Tbsp coriander seeds; 2 Tbsp fennel seeds; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 black cardamom; 3 green cardamom; 3 cloves; (Roasted and grind all spices); 🌻Other Powdered spices :; 1 Tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; salt to taste; 🌻Chicken Nihari Ingredient:; 500 grams skinless boneless chicken –,cut into pieces; 1/3 cup oil; 1 medium onion –,finely chopped; 2 & 1/2 Tbsp Whole spices powder – (given above, you can also use ready spice mix); 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 Tbsp green chilli paste; 1/3 cup wheat flour or white flour; as needed Water; 2 Tbsp Lemon juice; 4 Tbsp ghee or butter; 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 🌻Garnish; 1 inch ginger –,cut in julienne Fresh; coriander –,finely chopped; 4 lemon wedges

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Chicken Nihari is a typical and most popular Pakistani and Indian recipe served at every dinner, lunch, or wedding function. It is a mild flavoured thick curry made with Desi Masala ingredients. Wheat flour is used to get the perfect thickness of Nihari.

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

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Ingredients

1🌻Whole spices :
1 tspcumin seeds
1 Tbspcoriander seeds
2 Tbspfennel seeds
1 inchcinnamon stick
1black cardamom
3green cardamom
3cloves
(Roasted and grind all spices)
🌻Other Powdered spices :
1 TbspKashmiri chilli powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
salt to taste
🌻Chicken Nihari Ingredient:
500 gramsskinless boneless chicken –,cut into pieces
1/3 cupoil
1medium onion –,finely chopped
2& 1/2 Tbsp Whole spices powder – (given above, you can also use ready spice mix)
1 Tbspginger garlic paste
1 Tbspgreen chilli paste
1/3 cupwheat flour or white flour
as neededWater
2 TbspLemon juice
4 Tbspghee or butter
1 tspKashmiri chilli powder
🌻Garnish
1 inchginger –,cut in julienne Fresh
coriander –,finely chopped
4lemon wedges

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Steps

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🌻For Nihari Masala
In a pan roast whole spices for 30 second then add powdered spices. Roast for another few second and remove from heat.
Transfer to a food processor and grind finely. Store spice mix in air tight jar until needed.
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🌻For Nihari:
Heat oil in a pot and add chopped onion. Stir and cover the lid. Cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat until very soft.
Now, add chicken, Nihari spice mix, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste and fry well till oil leave the pan then add 1 cup water. Mix well and cook for 10-15 minutes.
In another pan, roast wheat flour for 1-2 minutes on medium heat until fragrant. Transfer flour to a bowl. Add 1 cup water to wheat flour and mix well without any lumps
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Add wheat better in the chicken pot and stir continue.
Add 1 cup more water and lemon juice. (Add less or more water as needed, Nihari should have desired consistency at this point).
Mix well and cover the pot. Let it simmer for another 5 - 10 minutes on very low heat until bubbling hot. Nihari is ready.
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🌻To serve:
Heat 4 tbsp of ghee on a pan and add a 1 tsp of Kashmiri chilli powder.
Pour heated butter in pan garnish and serve with lemon wedges and naan.
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✅Notes:
Try to make Nihari 4-6 hour ahead and let it sit for several hours for enhanced flavours.