Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Chicken Nihari

Chicken Nihari. Prepare Nihari: In pot,add ghee and let it melt,add chicken and mix well until changes color. Add ginger garlic paste and mix well. Add prepared nihari masala and mix well.

It is so named because Nihari was originally enjoyed in the early morning, right after fajr prayers. Ingredients for Nihari Spice Mix Chicken Nihari by Chef Zakir The traditional Nihari recipe is made with shank meat of beef or lamb and mutton but nowadays innovations have been done with the dish and Chicken Nihari is also being made. Chicken Nihari recipe is made with chicken meat and it also has a very delicious taste. You can cook Chicken Nihari using 20 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Nihari

1. You need of Chicken –.
2. Prepare of Oil or ghee –.
3. Prepare of Ginger garlic paste –.
4. Prepare of flour –.
5. It's of Nihari masala –.
6. You need of Salt –.
7. Prepare of Fresh coriander –.
8. It's of Ginger julians–.
9. You need of Chopped green chilli –.
10. You need of Lemon slices – as required.
11. Prepare of Nihari masala:.
12. It's of Star anis powder– ½ flower.
13. You need of Dry ginger powder –.
14. You need of Fennel seeds powder–.
15. Prepare of Cumin seeds powder –.
16. You need of Garam masala powder –.
17. You need of Green cardamom powder –.
18. It's of Nutmeg powder –.
19. It's of Mace powder –.
20. You need of Red chilli powder –.

Chicken Nihari Authentic and traditional Nihari is made with Beef shanks overnight. With the growing popularity of organic chicken as a healthier substitute to red meat, the chicken nihari version came into being. Nihari with Maryam and Nabeel For those who have never heard of it, nihari is Pakistan's (superior) version of beef stew. Most of us who have had it, grew up eating it with beef but, given some dietary restrictions, Maryam's family always made their nihari exclusively with chicken.

Chicken Nihari step by step

1. Heat the ghee in a pan; add ginger garlic paste and chicken, fry until it turns white. Then put salt and nihari masala, fry for 5 minutes..
2. Then add 1 litre of water. Cook on high heat till the liquid has evaporated..
3. Then add flour mixture gradually, keep stirring until it starts boiling. Now cook on low heat until chicken is tender..
4. When done, serve after 15 minutes with green coriander, green chillies, lemon slices and ginger flakes..

Yes, this recipe uses Shan Masala. Nihari is mostly made with beef but people who don't eat beef can try this. Heat up ghee and fry onion until light brown, remove onion and grind to make a paste. Meanwhile, add chicken in ghee and stir fry at high flame till chicken changes color. Mix ginger, garlic paste in one cup of water and add in the chicken with salt and onion paste.