Lamb Shank Nihari

Ingredients

• 3 lamb shanks
• 4 tbsp oil
• 1 1/2 ltr water
• 1/3 cup chickpea flour (ideally roasted)
• 1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter)
• 2 onions
• 2 tbsp black peppercorns
• 1/2 star anise
• 4 green cardamom
• 1 black cardamom
• 5 cloves
• 3 whole Kashmiri chillies
• 1 tsp whole cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp whole coriander seeds
• 2 whole mace
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 3 cinnamon stick (around 1 inch)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 tbsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp whole ginger (finely julienned)
• 2 tbsp green chillies (finely sliced)
• 3 tbsp fresh coriander (finely chopped)
• 1 lemon (sliced)