Biryani
BIRYANI is the royal dish amongst all the exotic rice
dishes of India, and remains "the dish" to serve on all
best and auspicious OcCasions. Whether one serves it to
welcome house guests on their first day, or whether it be
the main course of the menu is informal entertaining or a
gala festivity, the painstaking care which the housewife
will take in the preparations of Biryaní will commence
when she selects her ingredients.
Nothing but the best will do. Although there are
numerous variations of Biryaní, our carefully compiled
recipes are fit to serve Royalty.
The pride and care that goes in the making of Biryaní
is a story in itself. We remember nostalgically. the day
when grandma used to make Biryani. The frying of the
onions just to that particular goodness; the weighing of
the saffron with the precision of a goldsmith: the
marinating of the meat in the spices and curds: the
sealing of the pot with dough and clean white cloth: the
weighing down of the lid with a brick; the listening in. in
order to ascertain whether it is ghee or moisture that is
sizzling, plus a lot of other rigmarole.
We must confess that in those days the pot of Biryani.
when finally opened, announced itself to the whole
neighborhood, and the aroma and fragrance that
emanated was sufficient to make the most fastidious
smack their lips in anticipation.
Whilst we cannot indulge in all these time consuming
activities here is a recipe which even grandmother will
be hard put to improve upon,
