When I got admission at the university in Hyderabad there was a 2 step sadness that crept into my heart. Once was that I would be leaving Amma, Appa, baby bro, Nani, Dadu, Mama, Mami n all my friends and going away so far. N the other one was that I would not get any more Amma and Nani ke haath ka khana . I had heard the horror stories from family and friends of their time away at uni/college and of living in a hostel and having to make do with the ‘hostel / mess ka khana’. Through these stories I had pieced together the fact that hostel/mess food was always awful (as depicted in the movie 2 States as well ;-)) and you should count your lucky stars if you got even one dish that was edible. However, I was in for a pleasant surprise when the food that was served at our hostel turned out to be pretty good. Given the fact that we were in Hyderabad A.K.A. The land of the biryani I was overjoyed when I noticed that Hyderabadi Biryani was on the menu for Sunday lunch. Initially the biryani brought back memories of Nu nani, Nani and Amma being in the kitchen preparing the biryani while the whole family magically managing to fit into the kitchen to chit chat n of course offer to be the biryani tasters . However, as time went by the novelty of the Hyderabadi Biryani started to wear thin as it was on our lunch menu for every Sunday. By the time final year rolled along, we were thoroughly bored of biryani, Mirchi ka Salan, Baghara Baingan and Raita. My girlfriends and I always skipped the hostel lunch on Sundays and instead went out to Universal Bakers and have burgers n pizzas. Truth be told I was so done with biryani that I stopped eating it completely for many years (as though my time at university had satiated me when it came to biryani). Then one day last year I wanted to make something special for my hubby n close friends and after toying with quite a few ideas zeroed in on biryani. I thought as it had been so long since I had eaten it or made it so maybe just maybe I would like tasting it again. I rang up Nani and got the recipe for her famous biryani and got to work recreating the magic of Nani’s biryani. As I had never ever made biryani (thanks to aversion from uni days), wasn’t expecting great results. But, not sure whether it was the recipe or the fact that I was completely focused and cooking with care and love but the biryani came out perfect (if I may say so without sounding like a brag ;-)). Since then have made the ‘Nawabi Subz Biryani’ A.K.A. Hyderabadi Vegetable Biryani on many occasions and it has been well received by family and friends. So, sharing the recipe with you all and here is hoping you share it with your family and friends and enjoy it as much as us. Get the complete recipe on my blog at veggielovenotes.wordpress/
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:18:49 +0000
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