Soulful biriyani, vibrant packaging and sinful cravings- if a
biriyani that gets delivered to your place can check all the boxes, yes; it is
bound to be a delightful experience.
A delightful experience sans all its glitz, Food Trail trails Beriani Express and the faring of its beriani.
The folks at office decided to try out Beriani Flames, a
newly opened biriyani (read beriani) joint in Riggae, the latest business
venture of the company's star salesperson and an astute businessman, Mr. Manoj.
The orders were placed and the delivery was on time, as
promised. With a plethora of beriani options to choose from, the folks ordered
chicken, mutton and vegetable beriani.
As a vegetarian, biriyani has always been a harrowing experience,
good just enough to scrape through the plate, nothing to cherish. And then
there was beriani that took me by surprise.
With the packaging befitting a cake, the beriani take-away
packs arrived on the dot. The packaging had packed in all the goodness of the beriani along with an ambient temperature. Just
as I opened the packaging, the strong aroma rose through the pack and wafted
through the room.
The rice was cooked to the right consistency. The vegetables
were properly sautéed and infused to the rice. The spice infused masala, drizzled with rose water and a few sprigs of saffron, struck
the perfect chord between taste and smell.
The accompaniments: the raita was real bliss; pure curd blended
with host of herbs and had bits of cucumbers floating on the top. The side gravy
was the only let down with a thin film of butter on the top making it tad too
heavy for the arteries. The pickle on the side, well, was a pickle.
The non-vegetarian berianis were also packed with goodness:
ample pieces of protein, which were very well balanced with the spices.
Biriyani, in Kuwait, for me, a vegetarian, has always been rated
on the scale of 1 to disappointing. Beriani Flames is a realization that good biriyani
is just stone throw away, well, a colleague away.
