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Nihari Gosht Recipe

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Total Time (mins) 55
Ingredient Count 17
Cuisine Awadhi
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Ingredients

1 teaspoon Ginger - julienned,1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder,2 teaspoons Sunflower Oil,2 Bay leaf (tej patta),500 grams Mutton - Rang Pieces,1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) - beaten,1 teaspoon Ghee,1/2 teaspoon Mace powder,1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,2 Onions - sliced,1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini),8 cloves Garlic - chopped,2 tablespoons Ginger - chopped,1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi),2 cups Water,1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),2 teaspoon Homemade tomato puree,Nutmeg powder - a pinch

Instructions

To begin making Nihari Gosht Recipe, first clean the mutton pieces and rub salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder on the meat.Leave the mutton pieces to rest for 15 minutes.Take a bowl and mix all the dry spice ingredients - nutmeg powder, mace powder, black pepper powder, bay leaves, black cardamom and red chili powder. Place a pressure cooker on medium flame and add ghee and oil. Once the oil and ghee have warmed up, add the chopped onions and saute until the onions are soft. Now add the ginger paste and chopped garlic cloves. Saute until the raw smell goes away. Now add the marinated mutton pieces and fry till the colour of mutton changes which will be for approximately 10 minutes.Add bay leaves, tomato puree and the dry spice ingredients that you had mixed in a bowl. Saute for another five minutes until the spices get combined well. Now add the beaten curd and water. Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook for 5 to 6 whistles in medium flame. Once the pressure has released naturally, transfer the Nihari Gosht to a serving bowl and add the julienned ginger. Serve Nihari Gosht Recipe with Tawa Paratha or Methi Matar Pulao for a deliciously sumptuous lunch.

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