Briyani, as defined by Wikipedia, is a Southeast Asian rice dish, originating from the Muslim and Indian subcontinent community. It is essentially made of meat (can be chicken, mutton, beef, and the not very common fish), spices and long grained Basmati rice. There are many variations of briyani, in India itself, almost every region has it's own special version of this hearty meal. In our Little Red Dot, we are more accustomed to 3 versions (me thinks) - Dum Briyani, Tandoori Briyani and Curry Briyani. My personal favorite would have to be the Dum Briyani, which brings us to the old school favorite - Ali Nachia Briyani Dam (more famously known as the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station briyani joint).
Chicken Dam Briyani @ $7.00
Curious to try the fish, one day soon :)
I always believe in "less is more". They specialize in dam briyani, and that is all they make. If you're gona make something so good, then you will only have to make that one thing, and you're set for life, well kinda (put dramatically lah, haha)
Oohh... a pot of gold there!
You can request for either chicken curry gravy or dalcha. Both are equally delicious to drown your (already) fragrant rice in :)
Ta-dah!
What makes a dam briyani special is that the rice is more fragrant than that of other types of briyanis, all the juicy goodness of the meat steaming away in between pockets of rice intensifies and seals together the rich flavor of the spices and the meat.
What makes a dam briyani special is that the rice is more fragrant than that of other types of briyanis, all the juicy goodness of the meat steaming away in between pockets of rice intensifies and seals together the rich flavor of the spices and the meat.
Ali Nachia Briyani Dam
Block 5 #02-04 Tanjong Pagar Plaza
Tel : +65 9389 2615
Opening Hours :
Monday - Saturday 10.30am - 2.15pm
Closed on Sunday
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