Does Anyone Tested Biryani - The Indian Food?

Taiwan
June 15, 2012 12:45pm CST
Biryani is a very testy and spicy food in all over India.Not only India but in the whole subcontinent, people like this food.Biryani is made up of rice and meat is mixed with it.Many kinds of "Biryani" is there like mutton Biryani,Chicken Biryani,Beef Biryani etc. Some spices are used with Biryani and it is bit oily.I am missing Biryani these days cause these days it is very difficult to find Biryani in Taiwan.People should taste this food wherever he is!
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
15 Jun 12
Biryani originated in Persia and was introduced to India by Persian merchants and, of course, by the Mughal empire. It has since become part of Indian cuisine and has many variations in different regions. The essential difference between a biryani and a pulao is that, whereas in a pulao all the ingredients are cooked together, in a biryani the rice and the meat and sauce are cooked separately and layered together before serving. It is not a difficult dish to make but it requires care and is not a quick dish to make, when made properly. I have made a biryani only once (using lamb as the meat - we cannot get mutton easily in England). It did, indeed, take a long time to make (according to the recipe, which was as authentic a version of the dish as I could find) but was very much appreciated by my guests. My recipe contained no chili or tomato (since both of these were unknown to the Mughals) but was beautifully fragrant and quite delicious. The contrast between the 'dark' flavours of the marinated lamb and the 'light' and subtle flavours of the rice were well combined, making each mouthful slightly different in taste. It was certainly far superior to the biryanis which are served by most 'Indian' restaurants here - most are actually run by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, so I have to put 'Indian' in quotes, though most of them serve dishes from all over India.
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• Taiwan
15 Jun 12
Owlwings...you are very much right.The points that you have mentioned about Biryani are all right.This is great to hear that in England you have already tested the food and your guests also liked this.Hope you will try other Indian or subcontinental food cause all the foods are very tasty.
• India
16 Jun 12
Biriyani is the one of my favourite food in my life. I love it and eats them a lot. I mostly used to eat chicken biriyani and it is my favourite. A person who have this dish will love it and he will be a fan of this special dish.
• Taiwan
16 Jun 12
You are right my firend.As you are from India you know the taste of Biryani more than anyone else.Cause in Hyderabad the Biryani is like a dream food.When i was in India also tested the Chicken and Mutton Biryani in one Hydrabadi Biryani restaurant and the taste was amazing.I still can smell the Biryani.
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@dreamhome (558)
• India
16 Jun 12
One of my favourite dish here is Briyani. It tastes very nice and the good thing is that there are lots of combinations and variants in making Briyani. And we do have different recipes for different regions and sub-regions.
• Taiwan
16 Jun 12
Yes,Biryani is a very good and tasty food.You will get lot of things within this food and the taste of all the things together is just like dream.You are right also that it has different recipes for different region.But all the types tastes good and delicious.Do not take this type of food too much in a week or in a month cause it is very spicy and you should care about your diet chart too.But the fact is that when i was in my home country i cannot but help to eat this 2-3 times a week.:)
• Romania
15 Jun 12
Nope, i haven't tasted it yet but i like the name.
• Taiwan
16 Jun 12
It tastes like the name."Biryani" ..oh you will never forget the smell of the rice and the food.Go and grab it.
• India
30 Jul 12
biryani is my favorite ..that to Hyderabad biryani
• Philippines
24 Jul 12
I've eaten beef biryani a couple of times at Pakistani restaurant here in my hometown. It had these pieces of cinnamon bark in it and tasted really good.
@pan_23 (420)
• Kuwait
27 Jun 12
i also like biryani,as i am an indian woman. i make chicken dum biryani in house and my husband also can make. so we dont miss biryani,when we go other countries also. we are in other country now,but sometimes we make biryani in house and sometimes we eat biryani in hotels which are available here. we dont eat mutton biryani and beef biryani. but i make many varieties of veg biryani's. here in kuwai u also can easily make biryani's in house when u dont find it in any hotels in taiwan.u can see easy biryani recipes in net and can make in ur house now. or ask any of ur indian friends,if available there. u can make easily jeera rice. try it first and go for other biryani's next.
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
27 Jun 12
I love Biryani and even enjoy all the many varieties of it. There are so many places here where I can have them. And even if I want to make them myself at home, I can easily find the basmati rice and other ingredients or spices. I can also find the ready-to-use spices for not-so-skilled cook like myself. It may not taste as authentic as home-made ones, but it will still be good enough for me...