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The Pakistani biryani is 10x better than Indian biryani.
Don't you guys prepare it with boiled potatoes? [MENTION=136588]CricketCartoons[/MENTION]
We shall pardon your ignorance here.
Potatoes in Biryani is a variation and is not the traditional style.
Biryani has many variations among different regions.
Potatoes in Biryani was actually developed for the Hindus in Indian sub continent because they couldn't eat meat or because people were too poor to buy meat, over time it became a variant of Biryani itself.
However traditional Biryani is made with chicken or some kind of meat.
If you are implying that Pakistani Biryani is inferior to Indian Biryani because there are potatoes in a single variation of the many different types of Biryanis in Pakistan, then you need to be educated.
Have you ever heard of Kolkatta Biryani? Its a Biryani made of potatoes and eggs
Last I heard Kolkatta aka Calcutta was not in Pakistan
The Pakistani biryani is 10x better than Indian biryani.
The Pakistani biryani is 10x better than Indian biryani.
I was talking about the one in the video.Which version of Indian Biryani? Mughlai? Hyderbadi? Awadhi? Kerala style? Nizam style? Bengali style? Ambur style? Which one have you tried?
Yo have u had Biryani Center in Karachi? That's one of the GOAT places.Don't dismiss something without having it first. Aloo gives normal chicken biryani a whole new dimension.
Sindhi biryani trumps all other kinds of biryani.
Allah ka karam hai
Biryani garam hai
Hyderabad's Biryani is the best.
I ate Biryani at a Pakistani place in South Florida. It was good. But Hyderabad's Biryani is still the best for me.
Its like saying Indian pizza is 10 times better than the Italian one. Simply not true.
I dunno, there is nothing like a keema cheeseburst pizza
We have tonnes of those. Paneer Tikka masala pizza, Masala pizza, Kebab pizza etc.
I dunno, there is nothing like a keema cheeseburst pizza
Hyderabad's Biryani is the best.
I ate Biryani at a Pakistani place in South Florida. It was good. But Hyderabad's Biryani is still the best for me.
We have tonnes of those. Paneer Tikka masala pizza, Masala pizza, Kebab pizza etc.
Infact we do have.
Damn, now I have to have biryani for lunch. Damn you guys
Problem you have here is that both sides will try and claim a shared heritage as their own.
You have lots of vendors in Karachi for example selling Hyderabadi Biryani. Nihari and Haleem are also really popular in Pakistan, and you will have lots of posters who will say that these form an integral part of "Pakistani" cuisine - but these dishes originate from Delhi, and are still enjoyed by the local populace. They are not from Punjab/Sindh/KP/Baluchistan.
That would suggest then that a lot of these dishes owe their heritage to Mughal influnece which perhaps explains why Pakistanis lay claim to them.
Some dishes do have Mughal/Turkic influence - but then Pakistan is not the sole inheritor of Mughal culture.
Tbh, strictly so called influence of 'Mughal' culture in Sindh and Punjab on a historical basis is negligable. The greatest centres of Mughal culture are in India, with the exception of perhaps Lahore.
Like I said before, dishes like Haleem, Nihari, etc are from the Mughal epicentre of Delhi. If the townspeople of West Punjab, Sindh, KP and Baluchistan then claim some sort of lose inheritance to it, despite proabably having never of heard of it till quite recently, it doesn't quite sit right.
Much to the same way in which I, as a British citizen, suddenly start staking claim to the glorious way the Britsh empire was run, and how 'we' "civilized the world", wheras my ancestors were probably illterate farmers sitting in Punjab.
But you are then moving onto the question of what Pakistan then sees itself as.
I suppose you could ask yourself the same question as what India sees itself as seeing as Dehli itself would have been a veggy dominated diet before arrival of the Mughal dynasty.
Common misconception - of course there was meat consumption across the SC before the arrivals of Turks/Mughals/Persians. Chances are hardcore vegeterianism rose amongst Hindus because of the challenge first Buddhism and then later Islam, brought to Hindusim. As a community is threatened it becomes more secular and insular.
India as a state is more comfortable, (or should I say, used to be more comfortable), with what it is. It has/had no qualms of claiming both Mughal, Turkic, Persian, and pre-existing Indic culture as its own. Lucknowi Kebabs are no more or less Indian than Nihari or Daal Chawal.
Whether this changes with a government more inclined to Hindu revivalism is again, another question. But the BJP will find it pretty difficult to reverse 1000 years of history.
I don't really see much difference in either Pakistan or India's positions to be honest, both are quite comfortable to adopt foreign cuisines and adapt to their own. The only difference here is that Pakistanis will claim some as their own, and you want to claim them for India.
What I find more intriguing is that you won't get Pakistanis claiming South Indian food such as dosas or idli, the crossover does seem to be around North India/Pakistan which again suggests the Mughal influence.
Yo have u had Biryani Center in Karachi? That's one of the GOAT places.
Indians cant cook.
A few years ago five of us friends (2 Pakistanis, an indian and 2 americans) must have sampled atleast 25 different desi restaurants in Philadelphia, NYC and NJ over the course of a summer. Prolly split was 15 indian, 8 pakistan and 2 hyprids (nepali owned).
And the general consensus was that Pakistani restaurants left Indian ones in the dust as far as pure taste was concerned. As my friend put it when questioned why this was so - , "Indians just don't know how to cook."
Btw these were all sorts of restaurants. High end or cheap, hole in the wall and everything in between.
Generally Indian restaurants were better in service, decor etc though.
Yeah I prefer Biryani center over Student Biryani. Indus Biryani is pretty good too..
I do not want to claim them for India. I am saying that there is a shared heritage which both countries need to acknowledge, rather than say they are sole proprietors.
And yes, Pakistanis wont claim South Indian food. As Pakistani's are "North Indians" who happen to be Muslim. The Mughals did not come and push all dosa eaters down south.
Unsure why you want to keep pushing the Mughals. Pakistan is not some sort of Mughal successor state, and there is a lot more to Indo-Islamic history than the Mughal dynasty.
I do not frequent Indian restaurants here but the ones that I have been too had amazing veggie dishes and not so good non-veggie dishes. Since when I eat out I prefer having non-veg therefore I go mostly to Pakistani places and not Indian.
Indians cant cook.
A few years ago five of us friends (2 Pakistanis, an indian and 2 americans) must have sampled atleast 25 different desi restaurants in Philadelphia, NYC and NJ over the course of a summer. Prolly split was 15 indian, 8 pakistan and 2 hyprids (nepali owned).
And the general consensus was that Pakistani restaurants left Indian ones in the dust as far as pure taste was concerned. As my friend put it when questioned why this was so - , "Indians just don't know how to cook."
Btw these were all sorts of restaurants. High end or cheap, hole in the wall and everything in between.
Generally Indian restaurants were better in service, decor etc though.
No one is trying to "push" Mughals or claim Pakistan is some sort of successor state.It's just history and provides a logical reason for influence of other cultures on Indian food. If you can provide a better alternative view for such dishes then feel free to do so instead of arguing over who should claim what.
Just like they can't cook meat dishes I don't think we do the veg dishes that well. South Indians in particular are more creative.
Alternative claim in what sense? All I said is that food heritage is shared - there is no such thing as a 'Pakistani' or 'Indian' Biryani.
Its also naive to say one thing is Mughal, and the other thing is Indian. Its a bit more complex than that.
If thats a bit difficult to comprehend, then sorry.
My experience has been that Pakistanis do meat dishes better, but I much prefer the Indian versions of veg dishes for the most part. Just like they can't cook meat dishes I don't think we do the veg dishes that well. South Indians in particular are more creative.
There is plenty of non-vegetarian food to be found in peninsular and South India. It is different compared to mughlai non-vegetarian.
The problem is that one can hardly find food from these places outside India.
Yeah Student Biryani is good too.I tried Student Biryani in 2011 when I was in Karachi and was really good, but it was not as spicy as I was told.
I'm pretty sure it's Persian. Mughal and Persian culture were very similar in many ways.Can someone tell me where the Mughal Cuisine is rooted in ? Is it Arabian food or Persian (Iran and surroundings ) ?
Hyderabad's Biryani is the best.
I ate Biryani at a Pakistani place in South Florida. It was good. But Hyderabad's Biryani is still the best for me.
I suppose you could ask yourself the same question as what India sees itself as seeing as Dehli itself would have been a veggy dominated diet before arrival of the Mughal dynasty.
Never compare Desi food outside of Desiland to the food in Desiland, never. Most of the time it is prepared to suit white people and therefore the food is often tasteless and very bland.
Indians cant cook.
the Arabs have a Biryani and so does Singapore..both are pretty bland tbh
Did you mean to say indians living in india can't cook or NRI's? Because indians cooking in india with indian ingredients are much different than those cooking outside india. I will never compare these two. Even NRI's avoid eating spicy food in India.
He obviously means NRIs that have opened Indian restaurants outside of India.
Otherwise it would have been a pretty big generalization of 1.3 billion people LOL
Indians cant cook.
A few years ago five of us friends (2 Pakistanis, an indian and 2 americans) must have sampled atleast 25 different desi restaurants in Philadelphia, NYC and NJ over the course of a summer. Prolly split was 15 indian, 8 pakistan and 2 hyprids (nepali owned).
And the general consensus was that Pakistani restaurants left Indian ones in the dust as far as pure taste was concerned. As my friend put it when questioned why this was so - , "Indians just don't know how to cook."
Btw these were all sorts of restaurants. High end or cheap, hole in the wall and everything in between.
Generally Indian restaurants were better in service, decor etc though.
That place was recommended to me by some friends. They said it was the closest to authentic Pak Biryani.
I do agree that most Indian restaurants serve trashy food in US.
However some South Indian restaurants are pretty awesome. Still a couple of steps below when compared to the food you get in India.
Never compare Desi food outside of Desiland to the food in Desiland, never. Most of the time it is prepared to suit white people and therefore the food is often tasteless and very bland.
You know very little about India. All you know is North India which you believe is the India. I suggest you check your facts before making statements.
That place was recommended to me by some friends. They said it was the closest to authentic Pak Biryani.
I do agree that most Indian restaurants serve trashy food in US.
However some South Indian restaurants are pretty awesome. Still a couple of steps below when compared to the food you get in India.
Where was the south Indian food in the video?
Are there any Mitchelin starred Pakistani Restaurants?
*Michelin
Pretty much the situation with the "Chinese" restaurants in in India. We just spice up everything to suit our tastes and then call it Chinese. Hire a few north easteners to serve and its "authentic chinese"