(iii) Nihari & Halim: Nihari and Halim are extremely popular food items of Old Dhaka. They are very taste and delicious food. Those food items contain a huge amount of nutrition and calcium. Here is a short description of those food items.
Nihari: Nihari is a curry made from beef shank (rarely lamb) and spices. It is widely popular in Old Dhaka. The dish is known for its spiciness and taste. Nihari was very much popular during Mughal period. The main element of this soup is bone marrow. The Nihari maker use coriander leaves, fried onions, green chilies, strips of ginger, lemons, sliced white radishes etc to make this dish delicious. In addition they use garam masala to improve its taste. In Old Dhaka Nihari is served with different Ruties(Breads), specially with Nun Ruti. A bowl of Nihari cost about 30 to 250 Tk. This delicious food item is highly available in almost all over in Old Dhaka.