# Pakistani Nihari With Garlic Naan

A flavorful Pakistani Nahari made with lamb shanks and a complex spice blend, served with homemade garlic naan.

- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 large lamb shanks
- 2 large red onions
- 0.33 cup neutral oil
- 10 garlic cloves
- 2 inches ginger, peeled
- 1 -2 green chilis
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 10 -12 cardamom cloves
- 8 cloves
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp fennel seed
- 2 tsp coriander seed
- 2 tsp caraway seeds
- 1 tsp Mace
- 3 -4 cloves black cardamom
- 1 tsp all spice berries
- 2 -3 tbsp Salt
- 1 cup wheat flour, toasted
- 1 cup warm water
- Lime
- cilantro
- ginger strands
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbs warm water
- 3 cups flour
- 1.5 cup plain yogurt
- 23 cup warm water
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 4 tbs/56g butter
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 tbs fresh cilantro/coriander

## Instructions

1. Cook the onion in the beginning to flavor the oil until perfumed.
2. Sear the lamb shanks in a pressure cooker with the onion oil.
3. Add the masala (cardamom, clove, black peppercorn, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, fennel seed, coriander seeds, caraway), ginger and garlic paste, green chili, Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric, and lots of salt to the pressure cooker.
4. Seal the lid of the pressure cooker and set it on a high temperature for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
5. While the Nahari is cooking, prepare the garlic naan by combining flour, full-fat plain yogurt, a pinch of salt, olive oil, and active dry yeast mixture.
6. Use a bench scraper to tuck in the sides of the naan dough and form it into a smooth ball.
7. Let the naan dough sit for at least 30 minutes up to an hour until it has almost doubled in size.
8. Split the dough ball in half, then split each half into four to create eight dough balls.
9. Cover the dough balls and let them chill for another 15 minutes.
10. Roll out the relaxed naan dough.
11. Cook the naan until it has light char marks.
12. Combine garlic butter with freshly chopped cilantro.
13. While the naan is still hot, dab it with the garlic butter and cilantro mixture.
14. Toast one cup of wheat flour for a couple of minutes on medium-low heat.
15. Add a little water to the toasted wheat flour to thicken the Nahari mixture.
16. Serve the Nahari with a hearty piece of lamb, cilantro, a strand of ginger, and a squeeze of lime.
17. Dunk the naan in the Nahari broth.

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- bench scraper

## Tips

- Use something with bones for Nahari, like lamb shanks or beef.
- Cook the onion in the beginning to flavor the oil.
- Let the naan dough sit for at least 30 minutes up to an hour for proper rising.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVWAXvpjqwC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f5b58e8d-5cc6-469e-b212-c913428bf5e9
- Extracted: 2026-03-02

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