Ikhlas Halal Butcher recipes, halal cooking with fresh-cut meat
Ikhlas Halal Butcher · Bradford

Recipes worth buying good meat for.

Proper curries, roasts and grills from our kitchen to yours, built around the same fresh, HMC-certified meat we cut to order every day. Pick a category or search for a dish.

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Know your cuts

A quick guide to the meat behind the recipes, what each animal is best for, which cuts to ask for, and where to shop them. Everything HMC-certified and cut fresh to order.

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Beef

Grass-fed British beef

Our beef comes from British-reared cattle and is hung and matured for depth of flavour before it's cut. It's a big, generous meat, the forequarter cuts like chuck, shank and brisket are made for the long, slow braises that Pakistani and North Indian cooking does so well.

For nihari and slow curries we recommend shank and chuck on the bone; for keema, freshly minced lean beef; and for a quick weeknight bhuna, diced chuck that softens as it cooks. Everything is HMC-certified and cut to order.

  • Chuck & shank, nihari, slow braises
  • Brisket & plate, rich, slow-cooked
  • Mince (keema), everyday favourites
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Chicken

Fresh whole & jointed chicken

Chicken is the everyday backbone of the counter, whole birds, breast, thigh, wings and mince, all cut fresh to order. Thigh and leg on the bone carry the most flavour and stay tender through a karahi or handi; breast is leaner and quick for tikka and lighter curries.

We joint to order, so whether you want a whole bird for a family roast, boneless thigh for a curry, or wings for the grill, it's cut fresh the day you collect or we dispatch.

  • Thigh & leg, karahi, handi, curries
  • Breast, tikka & lighter dishes
  • Wings & whole birds, grill & roast
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Lamb

Tender young lamb

Lamb is prized for being tender and quick to cook compared with mutton, with a milder, sweeter flavour. The shoulder (chuck) and leg take beautifully to rogan josh and karahi, while the neck and breast reward a slower braise.

Hand-selected and HMC-certified, our lamb is cut on the bone or boned and diced to your preference, ideal for curries that need to stay juicy without hours on the hob.

  • Shoulder & leg, rogan josh, karahi
  • Neck & breast, slow braises
  • On the bone or diced to order
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Mutton

Full-flavoured mature mutton

Mutton is older meat with a deeper, richer flavour that stands up to bold spice and long cooking. It's the traditional choice for paya, nihari-style braises and daal gosht, dishes where patience turns a tougher cut into something meltingly soft.

We stock the cuts these dishes need: trotters (paya), shoulder and neck for slow karahis, and leg for a special occasion. Expertly cut, perfectly packed and always fresh.

  • Trotters (paya), the weekend classic
  • Shoulder & neck, slow karahi, daal gosht
  • Leg, special-occasion roasts
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Cook it with meat cut this morning.

Every recipe here works best with fresh, HMC-certified meat, cut to order, collect free from City Road or local delivery within 7 miles of Bradford.

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