Biryani has been originated in Turkey or Persia. The Muslim travelers have brought this to India by the Iranian travelers many years ago. It slowly left its footsteps in different parts of India, traveling with the royalty and the locals from north to south, while each region adapted the original in their own ways. In the present times, there are more than one kind of Biryani, and the way it is cooked depends from one region to another. But the basics remain the same – the precious fragrant spices, the layering of the meat and the rice and finally the dam or the steam which combines it all and culminates into this treasured royal recipe. You can have a vegetable, mutton, chicken, prawn, fish biryani and many more. The famous and most consumed is the Chicken Biryani. Today we are giving you a reason to travel with GozoCabs to enjoy the “Biryani Tour of India”.
- Mughlai Biryani
Mughlai biryani is an innovation from the kitchens of the Mughal empire. The Persian kings brought with them the unique recipe of cooking meat and rice in rich spices. In modern India, you will find the best Mughlai biryani in Delhi and neighbouring areas. - Lucknowi BiryaniLucknow is the city of Nawabs who preferred a slightly milder palate. The Lucknowi biryani has remarkably less amount of spices as compared to the Mughlai variety of biryani.
- Hyderabadi Biryani
The Nizam of Hyderabad was an ex-patriot Mughal. So the Hyderbadi biryani is a mixture of the original Mughlai style biryani and the Southern, particularly Andhra cuisine. It is extremely spicy and rich. This is world-wide famous. - Ambur Biryani
Ambur is leather tanning city in Tamil Nadu. This tiny city is famous for making one of the best types of Biryani in Southern India. Ambur has more biryani shops per km than any metropolitan city in the world and its so surprising. - Kolkata Biryani
The Nawabs of Lucknow were exiled in Kolkata after the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. In days the of exile meat was scarce, so the Nawabs cooks added potatoes to the biryani. That is why, the present day Kolkata biryani contains potatoes along with meat. - Sindhi Biryani
Sindh is now a state in Pakistan and it has its own cuisine. Of the many different types of biryanis, this is the only one that uses yogurt in large amounts. It is famous in some areas of Punjab. - Kacchi Biryani
This biryani is called ‘kacchi’ because it is prepared with raw meat and rice. Ideally, the meat and rice are cooked separately and then combined. The Kacchi biryani is a speciality in nearby border areas of Kolkata which connects Bangladesh. - Bombay Biryani
The Bombay biryani is typically sweeter, has more grease and fried onions than other varieties. It has been adapted from the Irani biryani that is eaten with a meat gravy and very famous in Mumbai, Maharashtra. - TahiriTahiri is an Awadhi dish popular in Uttar Pradesh. Many UP brahmins do not eat meat. That is why, Brahmins started preparing a vegetarian variety of biryani called tahiri.
- Malabar Biryani
Malabar biryani is mostly prepared on the coasts of Kerala. This biryani has very little spice and is cooked with meat that is first deep fried. - Bhatkali Biryani
Bhatkali biryani has been derived from the Bombay biryani. It uses more onions than any of the different types of biryanis we discussed above. The meat and rice are cooked in an onion gravy. This biryani is popular in the Konkan belt and the coasts of Karnataka.
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