Vegan Nihari with Soy Curls

The word Nihari brings so many memories from past. Its perfect breakfast dish since Nihar means Morning but here , who has time to cook this in the morning so I made it for diner and made a sin by eating with rice, generally its goes with paratha. Its a time consuming dish originally since its cooked overnight so the meat cooks perfect and the marrow comes out from the bones make it rich and buttery. But since I am making it with soy curls , it was very fast and done in under 20 minutes. Since I am using ready made Nihari masala , roasting and cooling the masala process also saved the time. I have used soy curls , you can use tofu, soy chunks, paneer too.

Ingredients :

1/3 cup dry soy curls which will be cup and more after hydrated 

2 tbsp. oil

2 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

salt as per taste

2 tbsp. Nihari masala - more if you like spicy

few thin julienned cut ginger slices

3 onions 

Powder masala for soy curls

salt as per taste

1 tbsp. red Kashmiri chili powder

1 tbsp. cumin coriander powder

1/2 tsp. Turmeric powder

1 tbsp. Nihari masala

Method :

Soak the soy curls in hot water for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes take as much water you can take out from soy curls and dry it.

Marinate soy curls in spice mixture and air fry it for 400 F for 10 minutes.

To give more crunchy texture, I broiled it for 3 minutes. 

Take it out.

Meanwhile in a pan, add oil, and brown the onions.

Take 2 tbsp. onion out for sprinkle at the time of serving. 

Add ginger garlic paste in brown onions which are in pan. 

Add Nihari Spice mix and mix it. 

Add water and cook on high flame to get the boil.

Add soy curls and cook on medium flame for 10 for 15 minutes. 

As per your preference you can decide how thin or thick gravy you want. 

Before serving, add lemon juice in it and mix it

Garnish with brown onion and ginger and serve it with Roomali roti, Paratha or make a sin and have it with Rice.