Demanding the price for a plate of biryani proved fatal for an eatery owner in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, police said on Monday. Sanjay Mondal was allegedly shot dead on Sunday evening just for asking Rs 190 for the plate of biryani from four customers. Police said they have arrested one person and …
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June 4, 2018Fusion food has its own charm. It helps you have the best of both worlds.
April 22, 2018Who doesn’t love biryani? Those who don’t eat meat savour vegetarian biryani, which, like its better half, is made differently in different places in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and West Asia. Moradabadi biryani is a bit spicy while the one sold in Hyderabad is both spicy and slightly sour. So is Bangladeshi biryani, while Afghan …
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November 26, 2017When Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the brother of absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was picked up from his home in south Mumbai late on Monday, he was busy watching the “Kaun Banega Crorepati” show and eating biryani, Thane Police Commissioner Parambir Singh said here on Tuesday. Kaskar was picked up from the home of his …
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September 19, 2017It’s hard for anyone to resist the tempting aroma and taste of Biryani. With its mélange of fragrant rice, delicious pieces chicken or mutton along with many spices, Biryani has been part and parcel of every dining table, from Mughal Nawabs in the past to every household today. This is the perhaps the only food, …
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May 3, 2017Old Delhi's favourite shahi tukda, mouth-watering nihari and biryani, plates of dahi bhalla and papdi chaat were up for grabs at a recent food festival here. With over 15 stalls at the Old Delhi Food Festival, visitors were spoilt for choice as they gorged on lip-smacking dishes from the 'nukkads' of the walled city. Serving …
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April 1, 2017