It doesn’t matter what the occasion is or if you’re hungry or not, just the name is enough to make you drool. Yes, I’m talking about BIRYANI- the heavenly dish for rice lovers and even for those who quite don’t fancy rice. Not just because of the mouth-watering meat but more for the spices fuelled and aroma in it.
Biryani is “the dish of the nation” to me. Though the origin of biryani is quite uncertain, it can be said that biryani came to the Eastern Part of India when Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was exiled in Metiabruz (Kolkata). He brought his personal chefs along, from Lucknow, they blended their style with potatoes and other ingredients available to give what we today call the Kolkata Biryani.
If you are already going gaga over biryani and want to try some lip-smacking dish this weekend, here is a trail list:
Shree Nawab: Located in the centre of the town, with a retro artistic interior and crimson lights and paintings; Shree Nawab Biryani or Nawab Biryani as food lovers say serves the best of Hyderabadi Dum Biryani, Awadhi and Lucknow Biryani with raita, in the town. The amount of curry they mix with the long strands of Basmati rice is just perfect. The chicken is prepared separately which melts, once in your mouth. They also prepare mutton biryani. Another USP of the food corner is its innovative mix. They will happily combine Hyderabadi and Awadhi dishes on request, making a rather scrumptious meal for you. They have another signature biryani which is smoked and cooked inside a bamboo stem and is called the Bamboo Smoked Biryani. Interestingly the price starts from just ₹99.
The Kitchen: Feeling hungry after coming out of the theatre? The Kitchen is your best option. The Bollywood inspired eatery, along with many other Indian and Chinese cuisine, The Kitchen serves you the extraordinary, sizzling and aromatic Kolkata Biryani and Hyderabadi Dum Biryani. Kolkata Biryani is their speciality. They serve it dry and slow cooked but with the most perfect blend of spices and aroma rice with chicken; garnished with koera water. A sumptuous golden coloured full plate and the ambience is worth the price after a movie.
Kolkata Biryani: Tired of the cacophony of the town traffic and dust? Or If you have no plans for the weekend, then Kolkata Biryani is worth trying the deal. Located 8kms far from the town and roughly a drive of half an hour, Kolkata Biryani at Ramnagar will treat your test buds the best flavours among its many other dishes. Served with a full potato and fiery chicken and a soft egg, the rice shining with ghee will make your journey laudable. The service is quite fast and the biryani is cooked in the same pot for all the customers to maintain the same taste and authenticity.
Cafe Hub: After a long tiring day, your taste-goblets deserves an appetizing treat. Cafe Hub is not just another cafe, but its a really nice eating joint for foodophiles. They serve both veg and non-veg biryani. They prepare a blend of the Lucknow and Hyderabadi style exclusively with a piquant taste. The neat and decorated interior provides you with the best ambience to treat yourself the fusion of flavour, pungent and spicy biryani.
Makhani Gravy: It not only serves the taste of posh glass-doored restuarants but even has the street style. Makhani Gravy at Hospital Road hits the list of biryani trail at Silchar. Authentic Kolkata Biryani made by chefs from Kolkata is a delight and a heavenly feast. Mutton and chicken biryani are made and served with love. The spring onion chopped garnish has a very sweet Kolkata tinge to it. In its signature style, its Kolkata Biryani comes with a boiled egg and cooked potatoes- a steaming hot plate full of happiness.
If you have never fallen in love, I’ll tell you what; love looks like biryani. So try out the best places of Biryani in the city and suggest us new places too.
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