The tale of aloo in biryani goes back to the year 1856 when Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last King of Awadh, was dethroned by the British and exiled to Kolkata. Read Time: 3 min Bengali cuisine is an ...

Get inspired by this massive biryani cooking session, combining two beloved recipes into one unforgettable feast.

A key point of difference is the potato We can be sure that when Mughal cooks made biryani, they did not use potatoes because the vegetable itself was only introduced to India by Europeans.

There is another debate which is common in India and Pakistan regarding whether there should be Aloo (potato) in the Biryani or not. Some like the taste with or without potato. Earlier this year Manal ...

Aloo is a funny thing to fight over, but I have seen dinners come undone over heated discussions about the place of potatoes in biryani, and grown men argue with biryaniwallas about getting too ...

Kalyan also talks about other popular conjecture, where the descendants of Nawabs claim that the potato was added to the biryani as it was an exotic vegetable at the time, and not because local rulers ...

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The IPL finale saw a culinary war rage on social media as team KKR helped establish the supremacy of Kolkata’s ‘aloo wala’ biryani. It was a memorable Sunday for Kolkata, as KKR trounced SRH ...

Food lovers are savouring flavours like 'soyabean aloo biryani,' crispy 'aloo tikkis,' tangy 'vada pav,' savory 'masala dosa,' and the soft, spongy delight of 'dhokla.' For the millions who call ...

After climbing four floors we reach Manzilat’s. A little window by the staircase offers a glimpse of the kitchen, where through smoke and the clang of vessels rises the soft strains of The ...

An epic, Indian-style chaat (traditional street food) featuring two types of chutney, fried potato cakes, curried chickpeas and sweet yoghurt. Combine all the potato cake ingredients (except the ...