Nihari or Paya Soup is one of the best-admired soups in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. This dish can be prepared from chicken, cow, or goat legs. The taste of Nihari is divine, healthy, nutritious, and yummy. The meat, marrow, and fat from the legs melt in your mouth and you can enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with paratha or roti. Check here for mouth-watering chicken, beef, and mutton Paya soup or Nihari recipes to enjoy any time. 

Food value of Nihari or Paya Soup

Nihari or Paya soup is rich in Protein, fat, carbs, calcium, phosphorous, Vitamin A, Folate (vitamin B9), etc.
Paya soup or Nihari is extremely beneficial for gut health as it has Proline, glutamine, and arginine amino acids. It boosts immunity in humans and animals. 

Moreover, Nihari or Paya soup is known as bone broth which promotes and maintains a good mood, uplifts energy levels, and helps to create a healthy sleep cycle. Besides, Paya soup helps to relieve joint pain, promotes healthy skin & weight loss, and helps in detoxification. 

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Simple Nihari Recipes with Chicken, Beef, or Mutton

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Chicken Paya Recipe

Ingredients

Chicken legs: 6-8 pcs, ginger garlic paste: 2 tbsp, onions: 250 gms (chopped), water for boiling: 6-7 cups, coriander powder: 1 tsp, red chili powder: 3-4 tsp, turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp, salt (as required), brown onions: 1/2 cup (crushed), Garam masala powder: 1/2 tsp, oil: 1/2 cup

To garnish 

Green chilies (chopped), coriander leaves (chopped), Lemon wedges ( as required), ginger (chopped)

Method

First, wash and cleans the chicken legs properly. Take a pan and heat oil and fry chopped onions as long as becomes brown in color. Then add ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Fry the mixture properly. Then add brown onions (crushed) to the curry with 2-3 tbsp water, and mix well.

Cover the pan and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes or as long as the legs become soft and tender. Finally, add whole spice powder and remove from the stove. Transfer to a dish and garnish with ginger, coriander leaves, lemon slices, and green chilies before serving. 

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Beef Nihari Recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds beef Paya, 8-10 whole black pepper, 4-5 cardamom, 2-3 inches of cinnamon, 2-3 bay leaves, 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger, 2 teaspoon garlic paste, two teaspoon cumin powder, 2 teaspoon coriander powder, 3-4 green chili, salt (as required), 10-12 cups water, 1 ½ cups sliced onion, 1 tablespoon oil, and 3-4 tablespoon lime juice.

Method

First, wash and clean the beef Paya very well. Take a deep pan and put the legs into the pan. Then add all spices, half the onions, and salt to the beef legs. Add 7-8 cups water and cook for 3-4 hours. When the legs are cooking, add extra water if required to keep a soupy consistency.

Now, heat the oil in a pan. Fry the remaining chopped onions until brown and fragrant. Add the fried onion and lime juice to the Paya and cook on low heat for 30 minutes. Garnish with ginger (finely chopped), coriander leaves, green chili, and lemon juice, and serve. 

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Mutton Nihari Recipe

Ingredients

Mutton trotters 4, clarified butter 1 cup, onions 2, garlic 1- ½ tbsp, ginger 1 tbsp, Paya masala ½ packet, red chili powder 1-½ tbsp, salt 2 tsp, turmeric powder 1tsp, coriander powder 1 tbsp, yogurt 1cup, water 6-7 cups, and all spice powder 1 tbsp.

For Garnish

fresh coriander, green chilies, Lemon wedges as required, red chili 1 tsp

Method

First, wash and clean the trotters. Then take a deep pan and put the rotters, ginger, water, and garlic. Cook for 2-3 hours. After 3 hours, strain trotters and keep stock aside. Now cook trotters in the butter. Then add salt, turmeric, red chili powder, Paya masala, and coriander powder in water and mix well. Add this mixture of spices in trotters and cook for a while.

Beat yogurt well before adding to trotters and cook well. When oil comes up, add stock and cook. Add all spice powder, crushed brown onions, and red chili sizzling to trotters. Remove the pan from the stove.  Garnish with fresh coriander, lemon wedges, ginger, and green chilies, and serve.

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Bottom Line

Whether made with chicken, beef, or mutton, Paya curry or Nihari is both delicious and nutritious. People who are suffering from joint pains are recommended to take Paya soup to get better results. You can try the above-mentioned simple Paya soup or Nihari recipes in your home kitchen.