Chicken Nihari
Uttar Pradesh
A slow-cooked chicken stew, traditionally eaten for breakfast.
Ingredients
- Chicken: 1 kg, large pieces
- Onions: 2, sliced
- Ginger-Garlic Paste: 2 tbsp
- Yogurt: 1/2 cup
- Nihari Masala Powder: 3 tbsp
- Wheat Flour: 2 tbsp, mixed in water
- Oil: 1/2 cup
- Salt: to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil, fry onions until golden. Remove half for garnish.
- 2
In the same oil, add chicken and ginger-garlic paste. Sauté.
- 3
Add yogurt and Nihari masala. Cook well.
- 4
Add 4-5 cups of water, cover, and slow cook for at least 1-1.5 hours until chicken is very tender.
- 5
Add the wheat flour slurry to thicken the gravy. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- 6
Serve hot, garnished with fried onions, julienned ginger, and green chilies.
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