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Hyderabad Biryani vs Pakistan wallee Biryani - which is better?

Hyderabad Biryani vs Pakistan wallee Biryani - which is better?

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Hyderabadi Biriyani can have different variant of spices and multi colored rice. It is dry and you have it with Salan and Raita?
Is Karachi Biriyani similarish?
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
I never had Karachi Biriyani.. So nothing to compare against. Please send some across the border to Hoshiarpur :p:p
The first time I had Hyderabadi Biriyani was in my 2006, when I went there to start job after finishing uni. This was my first visit to Hyderabad. It was out of this world.
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I think Karachi Biryani is like Bombay Biryani; we have a Biryani Masala called Bombay Biryani and a lot of people use it.

Had both Biryanis side by side once and personally, after Karachi Biryani, did not like Hyderabadi Biryani much.
 
My preference is Sindhi Biryani as this is what I have grown up with.

Also you can get Hyderabadi Biryani in Pakistan, as plenty of Hyderabadis have settled in Karachi.
 
nosundries said:
I have seen a lot of Pakistani food vlogs. Quiet rich when a Lahori calls someone else’s Biryani a Pulao 😋
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Karachi, not Lahore, I’ve had many Hyderabadi biryani and I’ve lived in Karachi for over 15 years.

You can’t compare pilao with biryani
 
Thread Title should be either Karachi or Sindhi biryani. It cannot be Pakistan wallee because punjabis cant make biryani and their biryani is like pulao
 
Only an overseas person can confirm which is better or our cricketers.

Pakistanis had biryani in Pakistan and Indians had Biryani in India. Both cant taste each others biryani.
 
Well there is a strong contest amongst Indian cities who have the best Biryani. Delh, Lucknow, Kolkata or Hyderabad. Getting Karachi into the mix makes the competition more spicy
 
no competitor of Karachi's biryani.

blend of spices which they use is unique and unlike what anyone else uses.
 
Karachi waala here with grandparents and Tons of cousins that are from hyderabad Deccan.

Having tried both I can't pick one. If you get the meat and spices perfect ..perhaps I give Karachi the slightest edge..the barest of margins
 
I have never had an experience trying original Indian Hyderabadi biryani. I would love to.
 
Hyderabadi biryani, the real one from Hyderabad, India, and not any transported variant, is made using the traditional method for biryani. The rice and the meat are semi cooked separately, and then layered together and finally cooked under 'dum', which involves sealing the cooking pot with a plate and dough made of flour. It is the real mughlai biryani.
Pulao on the other hand, is rice cooked in water seasoned with meat and/or vegetables.

I have never tried the Karachi biryani but the Hyderabad (India) version is the real thing.
 
gani999 said:
Hyderabadi biryani, the real one from Hyderabad, India, and not any transported variant, is made using the traditional method for biryani. The rice and the meat are semi cooked separately, and then layered together and finally cooked under 'dum', which involves sealing the cooking pot with a plate and dough made of flour. It is the real mughlai biryani.
Pulao on the other hand, is rice cooked in water seasoned with meat and/or vegetables.

I have never tried the Karachi biryani but the Hyderabad (India) version is the real thing.
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How do you know Hyderabadi Boryani is better than Karachi Biryani when you have never tasted it.

By the way how come Lahore is not known for its Biryani? Do people prefer butter chicken and naan over there
 
Civil said:
Karachi waala here with grandparents and Tons of cousins that are from hyderabad Deccan.

Having tried both I can't pick one. If you get the meat and spices perfect ..perhaps I give Karachi the slightest edge..the barest of margins
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Can you elaborate what is the difference please? Curious to understand. May give Pakistani/Karachi Biriyani a try. Found some good videos on YouTube.
 
Bhaijaan said:
How do you know Hyderabadi Boryani is better than Karachi Biryani when you have never tasted it.

By the way how come Lahore is not known for its Biryani? Do people prefer butter chicken and naan over there
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Read my post again. I never said that any biryani was better. Only that the Hyderabad Biryani, the way it is made in Hyderabad, India, is made using the authentic mughlai technique.
I have said very clearly that I haven't had Karachi biryani, but if they are making it the hyderabadi way, then it must be authentic.
 
gani999 said:
Read my post again. I never said that any biryani was better. Only that the Hyderabad Biryani, the way it is made in Hyderabad, India, is made using the authentic mughlai technique.
I have said very clearly that I haven't had Karachi biryani, but if they are making it the hyderabadi way, then it must be authentic.
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The discussion is about what’s more yummy and not about what’s more Mughlai bro. What the Aurangzeb
 
Bhaijaan said:
How do you know Hyderabadi Boryani is better than Karachi Biryani when you have never tasted it.

By the way how come Lahore is not known for its Biryani? Do people prefer butter chicken and naan over there
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Lahoris like Amritsaris go full on Mutton/Naan/Chicken... and Paayes/Nihari. But world has gone global now.. And even within different states of India all kinds of food is available. and even in my town of Hoshiarpur you get awesome Hyderabadi Biriyani which was not the case 20 years back.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Lahoris like Amritsaris go full on Mutton/Naan/Chicken... and Paayes/Nihari. But world has gone global now.. And even within different states of India all kinds of food is available. and even in my town of Hoshiarpur you get awesome Hyderabadi Biriyani which was not the case 20 years back.
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You are right actually but this why @gani999 bhais point might hold a lot of relevance. Now every city has Biryani but is it being made as per the authentic style , the mughlai way.

Also, what does Wasim bhai know of Mughal way. He’s not a Mughal, he’s just a Karachi fanboy and no biryani expert , that could be Inzi bhai.
 
Bhaijaan said:
The discussion is about what’s more yummy and not about what’s more Mughlai bro. What the Aurangzeb
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My replies were mainly directed against a certain poster who claimed that hyderabadi biryani is pulao.
 
The most overrated dish in the world. I have had some amazing biryanis but it is never something to die for.

A good Afghani pulao blows every single biryani out of this world.

As far as the debate is concerned, I have had authentic Karachi biryani (in Karachi) and I have had Hyderabadi biryani in Dubai but I highly doubt if it would be better than the one you can get in Hyderabad.
 
Mamoon said:
The most overrated dish in the world. I have had some amazing biryanis but it is never something to die for.

A good Afghani pulao blows every single biryani out of this world.

As far as the debate is concerned, I have had authentic Karachi biryani (in Karachi) and I have had Hyderabadi biryani in Dubai but I highly doubt if it would be better than the one you can get in Hyderabad.
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Agreed, its very overrated.

As to which one is better it just depends on who's making it
 
Bhaijaan said:
You are right actually but this why @gani999 bhais point might hold a lot of relevance. Now every city has Biryani but is it being made as per the authentic style , the mughlai way.

Also, what does Wasim bhai know of Mughal way. He’s not a Mughal, he’s just a Karachi fanboy and no biryani expert , that could be Inzi bhai.
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I cook it the authentic way at home. I think with Hyderabadi Biriyani key is the spices, fried onions layering and cooking rice and chicken separately, and then doing the layering and letting it cook. I can cook one comparable to the one I tasted in Hyderabad.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
I cook it the authentic way at home. I think with Hyderabadi Biriyani key is the spices, fried onions layering and cooking rice and chicken separately, and then doing the layering and letting it cook. I can cook one comparable to the one I tasted in Hyderabad.
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every proper biryani is made by layering........
 
Mamoon said:
The most overrated dish in the world. I have had some amazing biryanis but it is never something to die for.

A good Afghani pulao blows every single biryani out of this world.

As far as the debate is concerned, I have had authentic Karachi biryani (in Karachi) and I have had Hyderabadi biryani in Dubai but I highly doubt if it would be better than the one you can get in Hyderabad.
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Because you belong from KPK.

Its not over rated. Its probably the best dish ever made and a very cheap one aswell.

Now for me and alot of people that dont like Beef on pulao or raisins or sweet carrots on rice, they will dislike Kabuli Pulao, but than there are people that love it. So everyone has different taste, you cant just label a dish over rated just cause you dont like it.

The problem with a pulao is that, no matter you use some tender beef, mutton or chicken, alot people can only consume it if there is raita or some salan to add on it. Its dry for alot of people.
The thing about Biryani is that you cook the masala seperately and than mix it with the dum you give to the rice. You dont even need to add raita or salan to it as it can be enjoyed on its own. Than the flavours that come out uffff, those flavours makes biryani special.


For people that cant eat spices, Biryani isn't for them.
 
Bhaijaan said:
But have you eaten the Hyderabadi Biryani ?
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I never got to travel to hydrabad. Had biryani at Delhi and at Agra (Home cooked), but wont comment on it, because if some guy showed up in Rawalpindi/Islamabad and had biryani, that wont be the real taste of biryani as the real biryani in Pakistan is made in Karachi.
 
Major said:
I never got to travel to hydrabad. Had biryani at Delhi and at Agra (Home cooked), but wont comment on it, because if some guy showed up in Rawalpindi/Islamabad and had biryani, that wont be the real taste of biryani as the real biryani in Pakistan is made in Karachi.
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To be honest, this discussion is just futile or fun because there’s no one style of Biryani. There are many variants of it and then of course the home cooked Biryani in my humble opinion tops everything.

I am a north Bharatiya Brahmin so obviously we never cooked meat at home but my friends used to bring some amazing Biryani and then when i used to live as a bachelor in Delhi, I had a Muslim cook who used to cook amazing Biryani which frankly I never ate at even some of the best places in Delhi or in Hyderabad.

Yes one Biryani I’m not a fan of is Muradabad Biryani.

Also, Bengali Biryani is known to be up there with Hyderabadi
 
Hyderabadi Biryani doesn't have Aloo like the Kolkata Biryani and without Aloo i find Biryani difficult to eat.


If anyone is interested, look up the video to know how the Calcutta Biryani is prepared. If anyone has any ides how Karachi Biryani is prepared, please tell us how the preparation is different.
 
I have never tasted Karachi Biryani.

Where can I get authentic Karachi Biryani in London? Anyone?
 
cricketjoshila said:
Hyderabadi Biryani doesn't have Aloo like the Kolkata Biryani and without Aloo i find Biryani difficult to eat.


If anyone is interested, look up the video to know how the Calcutta Biryani is prepared. If anyone has any ides how Karachi Biryani is prepared, please tell us how the preparation is different.
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Most of friends say Kolkata Biryani is a level above Hyderabad Biryani
 
It depends on the taste. I have had hyderabadi biryani and i did not like it. i prefer the pakistani version better. your taste adapts according to where you grow up so im sure hyderabadis think their biryani is better. thats how it goes.
 
All the best Biryani cooks emigrated to Karachi making the best Biryani ever known to mankind, from memons, Hyderabad, Delhi and other places we got it by the lock. Also, one of the reason Karachi food is million times better than any other city in Pakistan. The diversity tastes too damn delicious
 
FreakCricket said:
All the best Biryani cooks emigrated to Karachi making the best Biryani ever known to mankind, from memons, Hyderabad, Delhi and other places we got it by the lock. Also, one of the reason Karachi food is million times better than any other city in Pakistan. The diversity tastes too damn delicious
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How often have you eaten at say Lahore or gujranwala?
 
I love Biryani regardless where their origin. Give me any (halal) chicken biryani yum! Big foodie!
 
What is Pakistani biryani? I'm sure just like India they would have several regional variations.
 
I tried Pakistani version in Dubai, didn't get the hype. Never had Biryani in India. It's just my taste palette I guess, grew up eating roti/naan/prawntha. Rice is not a staple food in Indian Punjab among other Northern states.

Also rice Indians eat, Basmati is very dry compared to Jasmine, I never went back to any variety of basmati after trying Jasmine.
 
I hav always found Hbad biryani overrated, but that's just me. It has become a brand so people eat it whenever they visit Hbad, now Paradise Biryani and others have special packaging for travellers who would like to take back biryani in flights. Once private equity entered Hbad biryani sector, it was bound to become more popular thanks to PR.
 
If it’s your last day on earth, would you rather have your favourite Biryani or Bhature Chhole with lassi

Genuine question.
Only serious answers please
 
Tera Gawaandi said:
I tried Pakistani version in Dubai, didn't get the hype. Never had Biryani in India. It's just my taste palette I guess, grew up eating roti/naan/prawntha. Rice is not a staple food in Indian Punjab among other Northern states.

Also rice Indians eat, Basmati is very dry compared to Jasmine, I never went back to any variety of basmati after trying Jasmine.
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I kind of agree with this. Biryani is not native to northern areas of Pakistan either such as Punjab, Kashmir and KPK. We typically had palao. Biryani is a more recent thing last 25-30 years or so. I personally prefer pulao over biryani.
 
Varun said:
What is Pakistani biryani? I'm sure just like India they would have several regional variations.
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its the same except its not as dry, so there is more softness and "greasiness" to it for lack of better term i guess. Also there are some people who add potatoes which the hyderabadis dont use in their biryani.
 
thre are competition within karachi that who make good biryani, this one is kind of famous one , but thre are others as well who make better thn him in karachi i believe .

 
Lol every thread is basically about Pakistan v India.

When it comes to Biriyani I just love home-made biriyanis. You take the best spices out there and make it so I guess my favourite is my mama’s or my wife’s Biriyani, yaini Gharelo Biriyani.
 
IAJ said:
Lol every thread is basically about Pakistan v India.

When it comes to Biriyani I just love home-made biriyanis. You take the best spices out there and make it so I guess my favourite is my mama’s or my wife’s Biriyani, yaini Gharelo Biriyani.
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Usmein Aloo hota hai?

Is it made on dum?
 
By Pakistani biryani do you mean sindhi biryani?

Hyderabadi biryani is my least favorite like I don't understand why* people prefer this over sindhi or even Bombay biryani..?


* I mean if you grew up eating only Hyderabadi biryani then yeah that's all you got
 
cricketjoshila said:
Usmein Aloo hota hai?

Is it made on dum?
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yes, with aloo and made on dum mostly.

Sometimes direct in the oven as well.

I like my Biriyani or rice where every single grain remin separated. Don’t like khicdhi style at all.
 
IAJ said:
yes, with aloo and made on dum mostly.

Sometimes direct in the oven as well.

I like my Biriyani or rice where every single grain remin separated. Don’t like khicdhi style at all.
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Who does khichdi style Biryani?

Biryani means rice will be non sticky.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Who does khichdi style Biryani?

Biryani means rice will be non sticky.
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Seen in some restaurants, not proper kichdi of course but you can see few grains joined. Maybe they miss out on the water balance?
 
There's no comparison with Karachi's biryani.

Proper blend of Spices, Basmati Rice and with proper layering is the best way to make biryani.
 
Stewie said:
its the same except its not as dry, so there is more softness and "greasiness" to it for lack of better term i guess. Also there are some people who add potatoes which the hyderabadis dont use in their biryani.
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There should be no comparison when it comes to food. We must enjoy good food irrespective of country or region.

I have heard a lot about Karachi Biryani...any idea where in London I will get the best one? I have tried the Biryani in famous Lahore Kebab House in commercial road...but I presume Karachi Biryani is different?
 
IAJ said:
Lol every thread is basically about Pakistan v India.

When it comes to Biriyani I just love home-made biriyanis. You take the best spices out there and make it so I guess my favourite is my mama’s or my wife’s Biriyani, yaini Gharelo Biriyani.
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Cooking Biryani is very tough and complicated process. We men can simply admire the skills of fine women who cooks it perfectly.
 
I love spices so I always prefer Pakistani biryani.

Hyderabadi biryani uses fewer spices which makes it milder in taste.

I would rather prefer the biryani from Delhi or Bombay too
 
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