
The red cloth on biryani handi has a story that combines practical cooking wisdom, cultural symbolism, and inherited habit. Read on.

The Kolkata Biryani isn't a native of the city, but a modified version of a Lucknawi variant. The addition of potato entails an interesting historic trail that began in the princely courts of Lucknow.

If your biryani lacks depth or juiciness, the problem may not be the recipe - but the chicken you are using.