Discover Best Biryani Stop 2: Zamindar @ Kalyan Nagar

Let me not start by being apologetic anymore….My hunt does not stop at what is defined by the technocrats as ‘Biryani‘ as there is no replacement for good taste and mastery in making the flavors blend in a subtle way. Stop 2 and we are spoilt for options on this street in Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore which has a dozen biryani places. We circled….literally, for almost 45 minutes before we zeroed in on Zamindar. The decision was well rewarded as our guest participant, my wife was not disappointed – she’s vegetarian and I am yet to find Vegetarian Biryani. She busies herself with God knows what chores and I am left with the menial jobs of driving my kids for their weekend coaching sessions. She had an amazing veg thali…….. Let me also be honest here, it did make me have second thoughts. I had to bribe myself with the thought of doing a Thali Blog sometime to focus back into the realism…

Back to business and keeping the Thali blog some other time, I ordered fusion… Mutton Avakkai Biryani and Chicken Boneless Biryani for the kids. The avakkai (mango pickle) was very mildly infused into a very robust Dum preparation and it not only made it a bit tangy but also made me twitch with the kick of the mango piece. I must tell you it was bliss… if you know what Andhra pickles are and what they can do in combination with rice, in this case actually a good pulao. The chicken boneless biryani was good but not over powering but you can also find it probably in many other places. Last but not the least; the hosts are amazing and they served us payasam at the end. On another day I would shrug and say “who eats payasam after a splendid biryani”. I am glad I was lazy and much more slower to respond than probably a few years back or else I would have missed it. Actually on 2 portions of it 🙂

Overall we got another thumbs up from Sia and 2 in 2 is a great beginning. Wishful thinking…but hope we really only discover the best. Believe me at some point I may change my rating for Bangalore from mediocre to good!

Some well wishers gave a bunch of suggestions and I used my privilege to let most of them pass by. I don’t want to rate on a scale as food is a experience that econometric can never do justice to. Math simply lacks this capability. More myth breakers to follow next week and hopefully we retain our 100% score. See you soon…..