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So I ordered Biryani on Deliveroo and because the blood restaurant uploaded their menu wrong I got a little box of lamb tikka and mixed vegetable curry instead of lamb biryani and mixed veg biryani. A great day.
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Unbelievable biryani craving.
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hey, not true... they taste very different if you order from the right kind of hyderabadi place. Veg pulao tends to be light, with no gravy, few mix-ins, veg biriyani has high flavor gravy mixed in and heartier mix-ins
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and getting it wrong can really ruin the dish in a way pulao is hard to ruin... try the trader joe veg biriyani if you dare... it had an awful metallic aftertaste due to bad gravy
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Central asian, I'm pretty sure. The word is a corruption of pilaf/pilao... Persian etc. The versions I've had in Persian/Afghani restaurants are much simpler. Usually just pine nuts and raisins, no veggies. I guess desis threw in a bunch of other veggies and spices.
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