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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: The people’s biryani

Jul 25, 2021 08:26 AM IST

It may be time to rid biryani of its royal pretensions and recognise that it was always meant for the masses

Biryani, we know, provokes strong emotions. But it also provokes stupidity. A month ago, I wrote a post about different styles of biryani for the Culinary Culture Instagram page. The post was generally well-received. But there was one controversy.

The Kolkata biryani is called a common man’s biryani because it requires less meat and is cheaper to make
The Kolkata biryani is called a common man’s biryani because it requires less meat and is cheaper to make
Chef Kunal Kapur explains that biryani uses fried meat, while stewed meat is used in pulao
Chef Kunal Kapur explains that biryani uses fried meat, while stewed meat is used in pulao
Adding potato to biryani was an economic measure in Bengal, says food historian Pritha Sen
Adding potato to biryani was an economic measure in Bengal, says food historian Pritha Sen
Chicken pulao gets its flavour from yakhni and does not use fried onions, unlike biryani which depends on spices
Chicken pulao gets its flavour from yakhni and does not use fried onions, unlike biryani which depends on spices
Rana Safvi says that she could find a biryani recipe only from Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time
Rana Safvi says that she could find a biryani recipe only from Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time
Bengalis believe that the potato biryani was served to Wajid Ali Shah and, hence it’s royal but there’s no evidence for it
Bengalis believe that the potato biryani was served to Wajid Ali Shah and, hence it’s royal but there’s no evidence for it
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