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Biryani v Pulao v Mutton Pulao?

Which one do you prefer?

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In south India, it is pronounced "BirIyani" unlike "Biryani" in north. :)

Biriyani is better among the choices. our "Malabar Biriyani" is different compared to northern versions. it's not as spicy as Chettinadu Biriyani or Hyderabad/Andhra Biriyani. yes, Chettinadu Biriyani is good. there are restaurants like "Anjappar" that serves this. Beef Biriyani is another favourite.
 
Jang said:
I am assuming your are talking about Indian punjabis. Pakistani punjabis do eat a lot of pulao and biryani. I am not punjabi, but I find Muslim punjabi and sikh/hindu punjabi cuisine is very different. I wonder why though, because even sikhs eat meat
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we eat meat but we don't eat rice that much. biryani is what... rice mixed in chicken/goat curry. we would rather have nan with chicken/goat curry. even in our weddings people don't even look at pulao and namkeen chawal etc. but we do like to eat kheer or daig( sweetened rice). Pakistani Punjabis and our diet is different probably because your side seem to influenced by central Indian and delhites/muglai food...
 
96NotOut said:
So unfair. People don't appreciate daal chawal as much as they should. :(
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I also like Daal Chawal but if others not available. But I guess these ones easily the better than Daal Chawal according to peoples. :anderson
 
Biryani is overrated. It’s basicaly boiled rice with masala. Meat/chicken Pilau rice all day.
 
sweep_shot said:
As an Indian, how can you not know the difference between the two?

Biryani has way more spices/ingredients. That's the difference.
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The way I know it, biriyani uses a lot more spices than pulao. The biryani rice is cooked by draining method and then layered on top of meat (rice and meat cooked separately) while in pulao, rice is cooked along with meat by absorbent method.

The reason I was confused is because I hail from south India and pulao is not much popular except in few areas whereas biryani has always been the most popular. Almost every other street has a biryani shop these days and it's a rage tbh. But north indian biryani is a lot different in taste and colour to south indian biryani and I've had some north Indians tell me that the biryani of south (except Hyderbad and Malabar) is not really biryani but pulao:sree

The biryani in my region is actually a hybrid version of biryani and pulao in that aspect because the rice is partly cooked separately by draining method as in a briyani, but the akhni is a lot more watery than what's usually present in north indian/bengali biryanis and the rice is then cooked along with the meat in its yakhni and we don't layer it and top it up with the perfumed items like kewra water, rose water, saffron, etc. Instead it's mixed well so that the gravy is well mixed with the rice, almost like in a pulav. So I don't know whether to select biryani or pulao as answer for this thread. I guess our biryani can be described as a more spicy version of the yakhni pulao (minus the veggies) or simply akhni as it's known in Bengal:shakib
 
street cricketer said:
The way I know it, biriyani uses a lot more spices than pulao. The biryani rice is cooked by draining method and then layered on top of meat (rice and meat cooked separately) while in pulao, rice is cooked along with meat by absorbent method.

The reason I was confused is because I hail from south India and pulao is not much popular except in few areas whereas biryani has always been the most popular. Almost every other street has a biryani shop these days and it's a rage tbh. But north indian biryani is a lot different in taste and colour to south indian biryani and I've had some north Indians tell me that the biryani of south (except Hyderbad and Malabar) is not really biryani but pulao:sree

The biryani in my region is actually a hybrid version of biryani and pulao in that aspect because the rice is partly cooked separately by draining method as in a briyani, but the akhni is a lot more watery than what's usually present in north indian/bengali biryanis and the rice is then cooked along with the meat in its yakhni and we don't layer it and top it up with the perfumed items like kewra water, rose water, saffron, etc. Instead it's mixed well so that the gravy is well mixed with the rice, almost like in a pulav. So I don't know whether to select biryani or pulao as answer for this thread. I guess our biryani can be described as a more spicy version of the yakhni pulao (minus the veggies) or simply akhni as it's known in Bengal:shakib
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I see. Didn't know. Haven't tried too many south Indian dishes.
 
street cricketer said:
The way I know it, biriyani uses a lot more spices than pulao. The biryani rice is cooked by draining method and then layered on top of meat (rice and meat cooked separately) while in pulao, rice is cooked along with meat by absorbent method.

The reason I was confused is because I hail from south India and pulao is not much popular except in few areas whereas biryani has always been the most popular. Almost every other street has a biryani shop these days and it's a rage tbh. But north indian biryani is a lot different in taste and colour to south indian biryani and I've had some north Indians tell me that the biryani of south (except Hyderbad and Malabar) is not really biryani but pulao:sree

The biryani in my region is actually a hybrid version of biryani and pulao in that aspect because the rice is partly cooked separately by draining method as in a briyani, but the akhni is a lot more watery than what's usually present in north indian/bengali biryanis and the rice is then cooked along with the meat in its yakhni and we don't layer it and top it up with the perfumed items like kewra water, rose water, saffron, etc. Instead it's mixed well so that the gravy is well mixed with the rice, almost like in a pulav. So I don't know whether to select biryani or pulao as answer for this thread. I guess our biryani can be described as a more spicy version of the yakhni pulao (minus the veggies) or simply akhni as it's known in Bengal:shakib
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Interesting post. I have also heard Indians hate potatoes in Biriyani. I personally like potaotes in Biriyani, especially when they are coveret by the spicy masala.

For the last 10 years my wife has been making Salmon-biriyani and I have actually started preferring this over chicken biriyani.
 
IAJ said:
Interesting post. I have also heard Indians hate potatoes in Biriyani. I personally like potaotes in Biriyani, especially when they are coveret by the spicy masala.

For the last 10 years my wife has been making Salmon-biriyani and I have actually started preferring this over chicken biriyani.
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Well the Bengalis simply love their aloos in their biryani. I also have come across some famous biryanis in old Delhi having aloos in their biryani, like the video below.


But in general, veggies in biryani are a strict no no in India.

I have eaten fish biryani, but I prefer the prawn biryani personally. I don't know how it's possible to have the fish intact in a biryani unless you handle it like glassware:yk
 
street cricketer said:
Well the Bengalis simply love their aloos in their biryani. I also have come across some famous biryanis in old Delhi having aloos in their biryani, like the video below.


But in general, veggies in biryani are a strict no no in India.

I have eaten fish biryani, but I prefer the prawn biryani personally. I don't know how it's possible to have the fish intact in a biryani unless you handle it like glassware:yk
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Yeah. I love potatoes in biryani. It tastes good.

But, not all Bengalis put potatoes in biryani. It is a matter of preference.

I have eaten shrimp biryani a few years ago. It tasted nice.
 
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