Where is your favourite Briyani???

[Broadwalk]

Can someone treat me?

 

[chromehead]

oh this chap, there was a previous thread on him when a youtube video was done on him

for the price if it can hit 7/10 should be no horse run, i also look forward to try.

the typical 'local briyani' is totally cmi, rice hardly flavoured, generally tasteless on its own... just colouring. can only down the rice with the strong meat gravy

think this is one of the first to declare bangladeshi style bri here. little india area all the small streets still got a lot of small shops doing dum to try that are normally patronised by FW. CECA prefer flashier aircon restorans there.... but shag sia the cholesterol to go try every single one

will be good to know what styles, as they do their spice mix differently. got indian of specific locales, pakistani, bangladeshi, or those simi arab

 

[Kumar22]

oh this chap, there was a previous thread on him when a youtube video was done on him

for the price if it can hit 7/10 should be no horse run, i also look forward to try.

the typical 'local briyani' is totally cmi, rice hardly flavoured, generally tasteless on its own... just colouring. can only down the rice with the strong meat gravy

think this is one of the first to declare bangladeshi style bri here. little india area all the small streets still got a lot of small shops doing dum to try that are normally patronised by FW. CECA prefer flashier aircon restorans there.... but shag sia the cholesterol to go try every single one

Generally I categorize briyani in 2 categories. Restaurant and normal hawker/coffeeshop/Indian Muslim eater.

Restaurant and I mean the really good Indian ones will generally have the better briyani. Best I ever had was from Rang Mahal. But that's pricey. A slightly less pricey would be Islamic Restaurant. That also quite good. But not all expensive and pricier restaurants have good briyani. You'll need to read reviews beforehand to know which cmi.

But for the average person - the second category - I find that if you see a Malay or more Malay leaning type of Indian Muslim (like our Halimah), they make the better ones. Like Rafi Ali's dad's one. Almost always all the Indian Muslim restaurants cmi. It's as you said, just coloured rice, and chicken or mutton curry put on top of it.

So this guy's one looks more like the ones the Malays would cook, really dum briyani. Actually the other way round, the Malays copied the Afghans, Banglas and Pakistani way and modified it a bit.
However that said, there is a difference between Bangla and Indian style as pointed out to me.
So it's something on my bucket list.

 

[fishbuff]

https://mothership.sg/2021/06/briyani-47-hougang/

My friend went there yesterday, had to wait 1.4 hours to get his order. Long queue it seems.
Shop only opens around 3 hours for lunch.
I've been to this coffeeshop numerous times before. All the Indian Muslim stalls died a hasty death. But this one seems that it's gonna last a very long time.
Haven't tried yet and be the first time I've ever tried Bangla food

i used to stay in AMK last time and there was this indian muslim stall that sell prata + bryiani.. super long queue especially on weekends.

 

[ramlee]

1.4 hours is how many minutes?

140

 

[Kumar22]

i used to stay in AMK last time and there was this indian muslim stall that sell prata + bryiani.. super long queue especially on weekends.

Where? I used to stay AMk too before.
But can't recall which one had a super long queue. Currently the most popular is at Blk 107 (used to be Blk 25+ before he shifted to 107.
This a rare instance where the biggest stall in a coffeeshop goes not to the sze char but the Indian Muslim. There's like 2 stall in 1. Same coffeshop where Roy Ngerng's father sold carrot cake..

 

[Kumar22]

140

Typo should be 1.5 - he waited around 60 minutes plus, so could be 1.4 in reality...

 

[fishbuff]

Where? I used to stay AMk too before.
But can't recall which one had a super long queue. Currently the most popular is at Blk 107 (used to be Blk 25+ before he shifted to 107.
This a rare instance where the biggest stall in a coffeeshop goes not to the sze char but the Indian Muslim. There's like 2 stall in 1. Same coffeshop where Roy Ngerng's father sold carrot cake..

ave 2 blk 252.. now demolished. just a stone throw away from Nam Hong Aquarium... dont say, the rojak there also dam tokong..

gosh, i miss home

 

[Joe Maya]

That aside, their briyani really v nice. Better than the ones at Arab Street.

 

[Kumar22]

That aside, their briyani really v nice. Better than the ones at Arab Street.

Really ah? You tried this 47 Briyani before? Is it really better than Arab Street ones including Islamic?

1 of my old friends told me that briyani actually came from Afghanistan/Pakistan area (Bangladesh was also East Pakistan before independence). He mentioned 1 place I think Blue Diamond, the owner learnt to cook from an Afghan/Pakistan fella when he was in Dubai and then started his own restaurant here. Was very good. I can't remember now, long time ago I ate there.

 

[Kumar22]

ave 2 blk 252.. now demolished. just a stone throw away from Nam Hong Aquarium... dont say, the rojak there also dam tokong..

gosh, i miss home

Yes that's the 1. His rojak is nice but briyani so so only. Not dum briyani for sure..

 

[mige16]

Will try 1 month later for the craze to die down

 

[Redbull1628]

bangala food, local price

 

[Kumar22]

There used to be 1 along Jln Pinang nera Arab St called Abak Briyani run by a Malay/Indian Muslim guy. who was a td.
Same SOP like this fella, open 11am by 1-2 pm close. All sold out. Embassies will get their staff to buy dozens of packets. The queue super long.
Sadly while his business was very good, he himself was not good with money through other activities, I shall not say what lah. Don't want embarrass him.
A pity it had to close. 1 of the better ones I tasted.

Jln Kayu Thasevi (original JK prata) those days when the father did, was super. It was the first briyani I ever ate. But now standard drop quite a lot. Still better than most Indian Muslim restaurants though

 

[deathan9el]

rarely had any deals for me to be there
but thx for the intro anw ...

& the 1st time me read, ts say 1.4hrs of wait
usually in minutes/exact hour/an a half etc

 

[asymmetric]

the rice a lot ??

 

[motorcyclenumber]

for a moment moi tot this is another covid thread.

 

[kindaichi83]

1.4 hours is how many minutes?

how many will tio covid waiting like that....

 

[zzzzzzz]

https://mothership.sg/2021/06/briyani-47-hougang/

My friend went there yesterday, had to wait 1.4 hours to get his order. Long queue it seems.
Shop only opens around 3 hours for lunch.
I've been to this coffeeshop numerous times before. All the Indian Muslim stalls died a hasty death. But this one seems that it's gonna last a very long time.
Haven't tried yet and be the first time I've ever tried Bangla food

using normal rice or long grain rice?
i like the long one

 

[Joe Maya]

Really ah? You tried this 47 Briyani before? Is it really better than Arab Street ones including Islamic?

1 of my old friends told me that briyani actually came from Afghanistan/Pakistan area (Bangladesh was also East Pakistan before independence). He mentioned 1 place I think Blue Diamond, the owner learnt to cook from an Afghan/Pakistan fella when he was in Dubai and then started his own restaurant here. Was very good. I can't remember now, long time ago I ate there.

Have you tried the briyani sold at those industrial area - Tuas / Pandan ?

The "good" ones are better than everywhere in Singapore.
Pls don't ask me where is it, i dunno the exact address, someone tapao for me last time lol