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‘Insult to biryani’: Dish made with strawberries irks people

A video of a person preparing biryani with strawberries has gone viral. Would you dare to try this dish?

Published on: Jun 18, 2023, 16:29:00 IST
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Biryani is not just a dish for many but an emotion. Also, there are numerous varieties of traditional biryanis that people love to gobble. There are also the new fusion ones that people often try. When shared about those social media, they never fail to capture people’s attention. Just like this fusion biryani dish with strawberries showed in a video posted on Instagram. The clip has created chatter and left people disgusted.

The image shows a man reacting to biryani made with strawberries. (Instagram/@pushpeksidhu_)
The image shows a man reacting to biryani made with strawberries. (Instagram/@pushpeksidhu_)

Content creator Pushpek Sidhu posted the video on his Instagram page. “This is NOT how you make chicken biryani,” he wrote as he shared the video. In the video, he shows his reaction to someone making this new biryani dish. The video shows how the person chops potatoes, strawberries, and chicken to boil them, together. They then add rice and some masala to further cook the dish. The individual places a piece of buttered bread and goes on to eat the biryani with it.

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Take a look at the biryani video that has welcomed people’s anger:

The video was posted a day ago. Since being shared, it has accumulated close to 2.1 lakh views and counting. Additionally, the share has gathered over 12,000 likes. People posted various comments while reacting to the video.

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Here’s how Instagram video of biryani:

“Did he just cook this abomination just to troll an entire subcontinent?” posted an Instagram user. “He insulted and violated every ingredient he used,” added another. “That’s not even a joke, that’s an insult to biryani,” joined a third. “Our forefathers are currently cringing at this abomination,” wrote a fourth. What are your thoughts on the video?

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    Trisha Sengupta

    Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.Read More