Hyderabadi Food Biryani - The one word that visitors to this famous city think of. Biryani is one of the oldest and most popular specialities of Hyderabad. The best quality rice is used to cook the biryani layered with meat and spices. The edges of the vessel are sealed with dough to keep the aroma inside and give 'dum’ (strength)' to the cooking rice and meat.
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Though a well-cooked biryani can be eaten without any accompaniment, people prefer to garnish it with 'Mirchi-ka-Salan', a thick gravy made with chillies, tamarind extract and spices. Mirchi-ka-Salan is a 'hot favourite' with vegetarians too. Another dish relished by both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian revelers is the 'Bagara Baingan', spicy curried brinjals.
A typical Hyderabadi feast has biryani, large portions of curried chicken eaten with 'sheermal' or local bread, minced meat, vegetarian dishes and a sweet. The sweet is usually 'Qubani-ka-meetha' made with dried apricots, 'Double-ka-meetha', a bread and milk pudding. During the holy month of Ramzan, a special dish, "Haleem", is prepared with punded meet and wheat and delicately spiced. |
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