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Nihari ramen
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Non vegDelhi x Japan

Nihari ramen

Old Delhi breakfast stew, now with noodles. Slow broth, fast slurp.

120 minTime
57 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Nihari takes the noodle road2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
743kcalsame
57 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
120minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Mutton (goat meat)700 g shank or bone in shoulder
Ghee3 tbsp
Onion2 large, thinly sliced
Ginger garlic paste2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder2½ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp
Fennel seeds1½ tsp, ground
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)1 tsp
Long pepper2 pieces, ground
Nutmega few gratings
Whole spices2 bay leaves, 4 cloves, 4 cardamom, 1 cinnamon stick
Whole wheat flour (wholemeal atta flour, chapati flour)1½ tbsp
Water6¼ cups
Saltto taste
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Egg noodles320 g dried ramen noodles
Egg4
Ginger5 cm piece, julienned
Green chilli2, sliced
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Lemon1, in wedges

Method

7 steps
  1. 1Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Fry half the onion 10 minutes until deep brown; lift out half for garnish.
  2. 2Add the mutton and whole spices and sear 6 minutes on high heat. Add ginger garlic paste, the ground spices and salt and fry 3 minutes on medium heat.
  3. 3Add the water. Pressure cook on medium heat for 10 whistles, about 40 minutes. Let pressure release naturally.
  4. 4Lift out the meat and shred it. Whisk the flour with a ladle of broth and stir it back in. Simmer uncovered on low heat 15 minutes with the soy.
  5. 5Boil the eggs 6 1/2 minutes, cool in ice water and peel.
  6. 6Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling water on high heat for 3 minutes or as the packet says. Drain well.
  7. 7Divide the noodles into bowls, add the shredded mutton, ladle over hot broth and top with eggs, crisp onion, ginger, chilli, coriander and a lemon wedge.
Serve it like this

Coil the noodles in a deep bowl, pile shredded mutton on one side and halved eggs on the other, pour broth to the rim, and top with a tight tangle of ginger, crisp onion and coriander.

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