Nihari - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 2.5cm piece of ginger , finely grated
• 2-3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 4 lamb shanks
• 1½ tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 1 tbsp wholewheat flour
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 2 whole star anise
• 1½ tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 mace blades , or ½ tsp ground mace
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tbsp blue poppy seeds (not black)
• 15 whole cloves
• ¾ tbsp black peppercorns , or 2-3 pippali long peppers
• large handful of coriander leaves , roughly chopped
• 5cm piece of ginger , julienned
• 2 green finger chillies , finely chopped
• 6 tbsp crispy fried onions
• 4 lemons , cut into wedges
• naan