How to make Nalli Nihari -

Mutton pieces browned on high heat and the pressure cooked with a bunch of flavourful spices.

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

Main Ingredients : Lamb leg pieces, Ghee (घी)

Cuisine : Hyderabadi

Course : Main Course Mutton


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Nalli Nihari

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If you are a fan of mutton, especially so of marrow, then a nalli nihari is a must have. Lamb leg pieces cooked along with browned onions and plenty of masala. Preparing and storing this delicious nihari masala makes this recipe much quicker to prepare.

Prep Time : 1-1.30 hour

Cook time : 31-40 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Nalli Nihari Recipe

  • Lamb leg pieces 500 grams

  • Ghee 2 tablespoons

  • Nihari masala 2 1/2 tablespoons

  • Deep fried onions 1 cup

  • Salt to taste

  • Whole wheat flour (atta) 2 tablespoons

  • Ginger,cut into thin strips 1 inch

Method

Step 1

Heat ghee in a deep pan, add mutton pieces and sauté on high heat till well browned. Add nihari masala and continue to sauté for two minutes.

Step 2

Add half the fried onions and mix. Add two cups of water and salt and bring it to a boil. Cover and cook till the mutton is completely cooked.

Step 3

Mix whole wheat flour in half a cup of water well so that there are no lumps. Add the remaining fried onions to the mutton mixture. Add the wheat flour mixture and mix well.

Step 4

Cook till the gravy thickens. Add ginger strips and cook till the mutton begins to leave the bones. Serve hot.

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MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.