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    Home » Pakistani Beef Recipes » Hanifia Sauce and How to Make Sliders

    Hanifia Sauce and How to Make Sliders

    May 23, 2020 · Modified: Nov 22, 2020 · by Sarah Mir

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    Hanifia Hunter Beef Burgers. Four words that get me drooling. If you are from Karachi then you know the magic. The magic of their dry cured hunter beef, so good in the hunks that you buy. Even more special when they fry it up and pile on their special sauce. It's tangy, it's spicy, the kind of thing you want to swipe at and lick off your finger.

    Never in a million years could I have reverse engineered that sauce without help. I once found a blog post that shared a variation of this recipe. I have tried searching for it by googling the ingredients but it seems to no longer be there. But to you who wrote the post with the 3tbsp of Vinegar, I want you to know that I owe you a great debt. As a word of caution this sauce on it's own isn't half as good as the sauce added into a pulled beef sandwich!

    These Hanifia Sauce Sliders were part of my Eid Table last year and this year they have been part of my walk down memory lane. It is a nostalgic journey that has included Caramel Custard, my mother's cilantro chutney, her Bread Kheer, Deviled Eggs, Eclairs and now these.

    How to Make Hanifia Sauce Pulled Beef Sliders

    As much as I love this sauce I do not love the prospect of making Hunter Beef. It is very time consuming and I much prefer quicker fixes. So instead of making Hunter Beef I use my Kid Friendly Pulled Beef . The sauce takes minutes to put together, the Pulled Beef mostly happens in the Instant Pot. A little shredded lettuce is optional, but such a nice counterpoint. The sandwich is delicious.

    The amount of beef in the Pulled Beef recipe and the sauce provided makes enough for 4-6 burgers depending on how much meat you like. There will be extra sauce leftover and it is SO good with fries!

    most of a pulled beef slider with lettuce, sauce and some extra greens in the background
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    5 from 12 votes

    Hanifia Sauce (Copycat Recipe)

    Author: Sarah Mir

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cup water
    • 2 tbsp oil
    • 1 ½ - 2 tbsp vinegar
    • 1 tbsp red chili powder
    • 1 tbsp mustard powder
    • 1 tbsp salt
    • 1-2 tbsp flour

    Instructions

    • Combine all the ingredients in a small pot, whisk well to break up lumps
    • Bring to a boil, simmer till a thicker consistency - 5-10 minutes
    • Cool then drizzle over your your pulled beef (or hunter beef) and serve.

    Notes

    My tweaked version had vinegar at 1.5 tbsp and flour at 2 tbsp. Since then I've learnt that the official Hanifia recipe (thanks MH) has 2 tbsp vinegar and 1 tbsp flour. I prefer my ratios, but in the interest of authenticity I wanted to share theirs
    This sauce pairs so well with this beef and a heaping of shredded lettuce. Make half the quantity if you want to make four beefy burgers with no extra sauce!
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    1. Mehwish Anwar says

      July 24, 2020 at 7:38 am

      Very tasty and delicious recipe. I will try it. Thanks for sharing.

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      • [email protected] says

        August 09, 2020 at 8:13 pm

        Great! thank you!

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    2. Eraj says

      January 11, 2021 at 8:47 pm

      I finally made this (yeah that mustard powder was beginning to think it would never get called on). In all honesty I don't remember what the hanifia sauce tastes like anymore - it's been way too long, but this sauce was insanely good with the pulled beef burgers ☺️ Thank you for another great dinner a la Sarah 😀

      Reply
    3. Afreen Asim says

      February 02, 2021 at 6:10 pm

      Looks amazing! Can we use mustard sauce instead of mustard powder?

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      • [email protected] says

        February 04, 2021 at 12:06 pm

        Hi Afreen! I have not tried it, but mustard sauce is stronger tasting than powder! I'd recommend adding a little and adjusting to taste. Also this recipe is STRONG - like on it's own it's odd but with the meat it's YUM!

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    4. Tehmina Khan says

      February 12, 2021 at 1:48 am

      Hii, which oil do you use?

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      • [email protected] says

        February 12, 2021 at 11:07 pm

        Olive, Corn or Vegetable! Also this is a very potent sauce on it's own but it works with the meat mix!

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    5. Saarah says

      May 27, 2021 at 10:18 am

      Is it really 1 tbsp of salt?

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    6. Uzma says

      August 02, 2021 at 5:04 pm

      Hi Sara, could you ols tell me how long can this sauce last in fridge??

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      • [email protected] says

        August 09, 2021 at 9:28 pm

        Hi Uzma! I keep it for about a week or so. It packs a punch and if it sits too long then the vinegar flavour starts to get over the top for me!

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    7. Ralph Croning says

      October 03, 2021 at 1:03 pm

      I have been looking for this recipe for over 3 decades. What I would like to know is can I use whole yellow mustard seeds and grind them instead of using mustard powder? I seem to remember the Hanifia sauce to been slightly gritty.

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      • Sarah Mir says

        November 03, 2021 at 11:45 am

        Hi Ralph! I can't say I have tried that, you're right that the sauce isn't entirely smooth

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    8. RR says

      December 16, 2021 at 5:33 am

      so happy to see Hanifia being talked about in a food blog!

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      • Sarah Mir says

        January 26, 2022 at 2:05 pm

        I am a Karachiite so Hanifia is a forever favourite!

        Reply
    9. Kiran says

      May 02, 2022 at 9:32 am

      These were so so so so good!

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      • Sarah Mir says

        May 03, 2022 at 3:52 pm

        Yay! I am SO glad you enjoyed them!

        Reply

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