Eating INDIAN FOOD for 24 HOURS in CURRY HILL!! Lamb Rishta, Tangdi Kabab & Butter Paneer in NYC

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After an amazing trip to New York City in September of 2021 to explore the food culture in America’s biggest city, I knew I couldn’t stay away for long. Come with me as I kick off my second New York series by eating Indian food for 24 hours on Curry Hill in Manhattan, NYC!
For this entire adventure, I’d be teaming up with my boy Ankush, a local who owns seven Indian restaurants! We’d be eating at four of them in the Murray Hill area, which is known as Curry Hill because of the over two dozen Indian restaurants there!
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We’d be starting at Sahib Indian Cuisine, which was established in 2017. They’re known for their renowned chicken biryani, which was named one of the top 10 international dishes in NYC by the New York Times.
At our table, we had chicken chops, which are marinated with spices, yogurt, mayonnaise, and other items. It was a little spicy and super tender. I loved the subtle flavor of the marinade. It went really well with our mint chutney!
Next were two Kashmiri dishes: lamb rishta and dum aloo with some rosemary naan. Both are sweet gravies, which is what Kashmir is known for. The lamb rishta gravy is saffron based, while the dum aloo is tomato based.
The lamb rishta was nicely balanced with cream and saffron, and the lamb itself was unreal! I loved the bright rosemary flavor in the naan. Next was the dum aloo, which is a stuffed potato in a makhani-like gravy.
Next was the chicken biryani. I could see why it was so renowned! It had a smoky flavor and went well with the creamy boondi raita and the lamb rishta gravy. It was incredible!
Then, we headed next door to Dhaba Restaurant, where they sell 250 items. It reminded me of an Indian dhaba and had a bar. After watching them prepare dishes in the kitchen, we started with some frothy rose lassi.
Then, we had the tangdi kabab, which is a tangy, smoky, and spicy piece of chicken. I loved it with the mind and tamarind chutneys. The pahadi kabab is very spicy and contains tons of chilies. It’s the spiciest chicken I’ve ever had in my life!
Next was the sarson ka saag, which contains mustard leaves, spinach, and cornmeal with makki da roti. It’s very creamy but is pure mustard leaves. The makki da roti is a thin, crispy cornmeal roti!
The black pepper chicken is eaten with roomali roti, which reminded me of Armenian lavash. It wasn’t too spicy and was very creamy.
Next, at Chote Nawab, a Lucknow-inspired restaurant, we had tunday kababi, kakori kababs, salmon tikka, Hyderabadi goat biryani, lachha paratha, and butter paneer.
The tunday kababi took me straight back to my time in Lucknow. The coriander and garam masala were on point and it worked well with the mint chutney! I couldn’t get enough of the smoky kakori kabab, which had a different marinade on it.
I also loved the salmon tikka, which had been marinated in yogurt. It was so meaty and my favorite dish so far. The butter paneer was amazing, as was the goat biryani with raita and mirchi ka salan, which is a meaty tomato sauce with peanuts.
Next, we saw bangles, wedding clothing, dresses, and more at Heritage India Fashions. Then we got 7 dishes at Wok in the Clouds, which sells Indo-Chinese food. The chicken lollipops were crispy and meaty, and the chicken momos were soft and tender.
They went well with the chili sauce, while the spring rolls went with a sweet chili sauce. The chili paneer was dense and chunky, and the hakka noodles, fried rice, and Hong Kong chicken were also exceptional!
What an amazing day of eating Indian food in Curry Hill!
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[@UnseenVoices]

SO GOOD FOOD 🤤🇮🇳 Pleasure to working with you once again David 🙏

[@Davidsbeenhere]

Dude we killed it!!!

[@ladychief553]

Can’t wait to visit these restaurants! How long are you and your family in NY?

[@The_guy_named_Anurag]

Salivating 🤣🤪

[@khaaa_bhi_lo141]

Btw sarson ka saag is not spinach, it's mustard leaves grinded as a paste & then made it to a curry

[@nehal1507]

David is eating indian food more than Indians

[@rio4fun]

Amazing Indian Food Tour! Keep it up the good work bro! Loved it

[@Davidsbeenhere]

thank you bro!! KILLING IT WITH THE INDIAN FOOD :)

[@santoor02]

At the end of this David will easily have the greatest catalog of Indian restaurants in the world. Although we are happy with this we want you to do other cuisines as well boss

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@Davidsbeenhere]

top 100 indian restaurants you must visit on earth!

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[@lesliemooney2105]

Mmm

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Mm

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COME TO TORONTO ILL SHOW YOU AMAZING INDIAN RESTAURANTS

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@swatteam2002]

maybe not clean

[@awesomekinggaming3475]

Ayo what are some good Indian restaurants in Toronto ?

[@piyush6089]

@@awesomekinggaming3475 check out sher e punjab and bawara

[@chellz.sosa07]

Hi David. It’s really nice to see that you are expressing yourself in the Indian culture. I enjoy that you eat with your hands in every video you make with Indian foods. I live in California and some of the restaurants that I go to here in the Bay Area, people stare at me because I eat with my hands at the restaurant. The people who stare at me are my own Indian people, which is very displeasing and uncomfortable when they stare at me. You are definitely making it known that eating with your hands is the best for Indian foods and it’s part of the culture no matter what part of the world you live in. Thank you for that!

[@Davidsbeenhere]

Thank you so much! Love the food but the people I get to meet through it is what has won my ❤️

[@chellz.sosa07]

@@Davidsbeenhere Thank you for acknowledging David. I appreciate your interests and love for our Indian culture. I am also half Fijian from the Fiji Islands. I hope one day you are able to enjoy Fijian foods and a mix of Fijian/ Indian foods. You will love it!

[@pdc6532]

Absolutely nothing wrong eating with your hands!! In fact it's the best way to enjoy!! Good on you!

[@rockstar25559]

@@pdc6532 and for satisfaction too...

[@crabmusic1]

And when he dying he is not only dining with his mouth taste buds he is dining with his heart and if so and his love for the wonderful spices Indian food gives us

[@BabaYagaWickJohn]

Hey there, I’ve to admit what you’re doing by eating Indian food all over US is making Indian cuisine extremely popular 😊so thank you for doing that🙏

[@anuraga47]

Indian dishes are already popular.

[@BabaYagaWickJohn]

@@anuraga47 not necessarily. In US, it depends upon where you live. There are states with no decent Indian restaurant at all.

[@Davidsbeenhere]

my man i am starting an Indian restaurant in Miami!

[@anuraga47]

@@BabaYagaWickJohn agreed, however, you can see Indian food in almost every developed country and city on planet. You name it.

[@anuraga47]

@@Davidsbeenhere .Good Luck David. Its a great thing from you.

[@MI-lv3uz]

The owner is such a humble guy. I definitely have to try their Matka Biryani and Lamb Rishta. I would also like to visit Chote Nawab.Thanks David for introducing these NYC restaurants to us.😊

[@AnoopKammaran]

FYI, Curry is not British... They just gave the C.u.r.r.y spelling to the Tamil word that sounds the same and the word in Tamil is used to describe anything thats eaten as an accompaniment to the main food item, which in most cases is Rice or Rice based food items... The only thing thats British about "Curry" is that Curry Powder that they figured out after seeing the food in India... Thats it... :)

[@trira1171]

Its not just a Tamil word. Its used in many Indian languages. Its called 'Kadi' in north. 'Kari' in South. Fun fact: curry leaf is called Kari-pa-aku in Telugu. Literally, it means 'curry leaf'.

[@AnoopKammaran]

@@trira1171 Actually, from my understanding, the Tamil word, with Tamil being the oldest language in the subcontinent is the original one which was adopted by other languages... We use the same word in Malayalam too... The problem is that most of the westerners and indians in the west are going on saying that it was the British who invented the word and also the concept which is not true at all...

[@taralalla50]

Hi David can you tell us where exactly ie curry hill in Manhattan.Would love to go when I visit NY.Love your Indian food journey.

[@Davidsbeenhere]

It’s Murray Hill.. please look at the first few mins!

[@parzi4896]

This really shows that David loves india and indian food so much😄

[@bhukha_babua]

Man, David's gone crazy for Indian food! ❤️

[@crabmusic1]

It's because he wants to enjoy his life and the cuisine a wonderful food

[@meetkomal1825]

I'm not sure if it was the same "Wok in the clouds" that we have over here in Delhi at different locations, but having been there myself I'd say their food is super delicious.

[@DrMac001]

19:37 "If it's Masala it's good"- David We need the merch!!...

[@pdc6532]

Ah David, love watching your videos! My 18 month old son and I usually watch your videos together and he seems to love it. My son is definitely a foodie 😍😍

[@basmah28]

David - our American with a desi soul :) love the enthusiasm for Indian food. But please keep trying off beat dishes whenever you can - Biryani, butter chicken, tandoori and paneer is overdone now. See if you can find Methi (fenugreek), Karela (Bitter Gourd), Cabbage etc and more regional cuisine.

[@arjunharish7148]

I am Indian and I appreciate your content. But I think it’s about time for you to stop eating Indian food for a while and try something that’s not even remotely related to Indian food.😂 BTW BIG FAN

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@lakhanbhatia8280]

Great to see you making more and more Indian Food Videos! Thank you and keep going! Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@abhi.1729]

David, I love your videos of Indian food, man. And I am from Kolkata. So, a big shout out to you for commenting many times that our city is your favorite in India. But I have a question. Do you consume all the food? What do you do with the leftovers?

[@crabmusic1]

If he is in Miami where his father and mother are he will bring the food to his dad and they died on it later on in the evening or he will give it to some of the workers and if he has a production crew they get to sample all his food

[@YummyFoodSecrets1]

👍👍❤🇵🇰

[@GIRLINPARADISE]

20:53 *yum yum :). Amazing! Hi from London the kingdom of fish and chips ;)*

[@artus198]

Turkish girl, he he !

[@ninetail0395]

Sum chpisss and a humbbubber

[@jrb65]

Good video David. But one issue with your statement , no beef in India. First of all thats an incorrect statement. You go to North east, Goa, Kerala you would get beef. And buffalo meet is not banned and you can eat it in many places of India. India is an amalgamation of various cultures.

[@shivanirapotra720]

Omg his madness for Indian cuisine amazed me.. I am so proud to be indian ❤️❤️❤️

[@guptesarvesh]

David has found the niche in food vlogging. Indian food outside India.

[@Davidsbeenhere]

It’s 💯 my focus now! I am opening my indian restaurant and dedicating 2 weeks a year to india forever!

[@anitatanty7210]

His love for Indian foods 🙈❤

[@dhanushkj1419]

Yes of course yes because we are indian 😂

[@artus198]

He's more interested in the $$$ , don't fall for the delusion

[@ishanpatel4015]

David so glad you got to check Curry Hill and what it had to offer! 🙏🏾

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@bombayjohn3057]

True colours of Indian cuisine -- it can't get better than this. NYC❤️❤️ Thank you David

[@ashcliff5062]

God damn 😂 So much indian cuisine lately.. I see what you doing there 🤭😂 Guess that's the way to get that 1M ASAP lol

[@TheWorschdkopp]

Normally I´m just a lurker , but I have to comment that all of that food looks fcking amazing. Wish I could come to New York one day to try that beautiful indian food. Great content man. Greetings from Germany

[@bhartinaik4530]

OMG u are wearing Indian National cricket team jersey that's cool 😎😎😎😎lots of love from🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@teaorcoffee5225]

Why you Always eat Indian food?

[@Charlotte_Knott]

I think you are mad with Indian food 😁

[@magnusrex579]

The only people not crazy about Indian food are the unfortunate poor souls who have never tried it

[@sanjeevkapoor5331]

David.... please visit maharaja cuisines restaurant.... In Washington

[@cr7akki]

as a kashmiri ,i bet without having any kashmiri cook or a person,no one can cook the authentic Kashmiri dishes. AND THATS DEFINITELY NOT KASHMIRI DUMALOO,thats a punjabi style made lamb rishta is modified too but that looks delicious and kashmiri food is royal food by far the best food in whole of india, try wazwan someday and veg dishes(we have totally different varieties and way of cooking)

[@greeshma5772]

Oh my god its so huge foood 👌👌👌👌👌👌 love the way you eat man hatsoff... just loved it 💖💖💖 i see you put lot of love & care for food before putting into your mouth . Awesome 👌👌👌👌👌👌

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[@ActorACM]

David has been doing Indian series...nowadays...what happened...😂😂✌

[@mohanadhikarivideo]

just to correct you momo is not Indian dish it can be found in India but was not invented in India name momo was invented at Nepal and its Nepali name

[@devine_osho]

Hey man Indian food is amazing ❤️❤️

[@manasjadhav3340]

here in mumbai fingers are enough ...no one gets their palm in food cuz we wear watches and sometimes full sleeves

[@NattyWerewolf]

You still need to work on how to eat with hands. It’s still not right to be honest. It’s close , maybe 70%

[@overpoweredmotivation1661]

God...that tshirt looks great on you 🙌

[@simplelife6435]

Everything is perfect and I love your passion for biriyani and paneer. 💕 eating with hands.. all good .. but one thing to suggest is you have to make sure your fingers touch the lips when you pass the food should not stick to back of your hands. So, one point to note, with much respect 🙏🏻as you are being watched globally, I want to highlight that, the traditional way of eating doesn’t allow food to be touched beyond fingers, even down south of India. It’s just the in certain places and certain set of ppl eat with full hands or beyond knuckles as generation has left the ayurvedic roots long back. Hope you will read this message and consider… much love and respect.. 💕🙏🏻

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[@soniyathakur5482]

Were close to one million bro congratulations in advance ❤️

[@Davidsbeenhere]

Before New Years!!!

[@kyakaruvlogs2784]

One of the big difference between Mughlai food from Delhi region and Awadhi food from Lucknow is that the kebab in Mughlai cuisine is made in a tandoor oven while the Awadhi kebabs are usually cooked in a big flat skillet.

[@rabinnakarmi]

Thanks for visiting @chotenawab 👍💯🍭

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Are you married? Asking for a friend- 😎🇺🇸✌️

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Why is it permanently closed (google mentions this) 🤔

[@immigrantcowboy]

Come to hornbill festival Nagaland dec 1 to 10

[@laylomaazimi7560]

Hello beautiful Star I'm following you from long time all your beautiful video shows eating amezin you never shai on any food that you eat looks like you love Indians food a lot wow incredible taste of India but you never try Afghanistan food India and Pakistan copy our resapy and now they getting smart and Rich 🤑 we the afghan people getting poor wahy is that 😤🙄🧐🤔😬🤐 we the afghan people never said anything about this issue never say that they are stiling our resapy and get fames all the world 🌎 love India food because they don't have good resapy on their country so they need to have a great resapy food still our resapy from AFGHANISTAN you should try our food afghan food nothing like it iran copy our resapy and make it a little different so they can say this is Iran food wich meant that is thear country food very proud and delicious 😋🤤🤔 about it most of the food you tried it is our resapy AFGHANISTAN food smart 🤓 people make sure 💯⚖️ that make a lot of money 💰💸 I'm telling you the truth nothing but a truth 47 maybe more years I'm living in united states AMERICA I seen🧐🙄👍 a enough I ear 👂 enough growing up in America I do hope you believe what I said 😊💪🤍💫 don't forget that I'm watching all your beautiful video shows love peace 🕊️ pray send you from Las Vegas grow up in Hot NEW YORK city pizza 🍕 Hot dogs 🌭🍔🍟🥪🥡 delicious 🤤😋🤓👍💚🙌💕✌️🥀👌💯⚖️🌎🕊️😎 have a wonderful safe happy day inshallah 😘 🌈🙌⚖️👠✅✨✨✨✨ NK 🤍💚💛🫂👂👁️🤣🤣😉

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[@ninzapou]

I just had a plate of chole bhature. Now I am hungry again watching your video.

[@rsingh2595]

Ive lived here my whole life and never heard of the term "curry hill" lol i just knew theyre were a bunch of indian spots in a strip. But regardless manhattans kinda pricey, if you want great indian/middle eastern food for the best bang for your buck, Queens is the place, sadly many good restaurants have shut down in the past 2 years.

[@a.d8890]

My man is wearing virat kohli's t- shirt!😌

[@kaaviyasrirk3135]

I am on my freaking diet, I shouldn't have come here ಥ‿ಥ

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@amishasharma5891]

I think you should change the concept a little David. Going to different resturants and trying food is amazing but it's like seeing the same thing with different person. No hard feelings. Just a suggestion. Love from India

[@sancharidas7532]

26:50 love how chef came to rescue .. "Tomato?" ---- "....peanuts bhi hai" . haha

[@KickingItWithMyDivas]

Is it only me are does anyone else love using there fingers like me

[@rohitsinghrandhawa6136]

Ur love for indian dishes is amazing.... A lot of love and wishes ☺☺☺☺

[@puneririderpraphull9967]

Hello Devid You have many times visited in India 🇮🇳also in Mumbai as well, you have tried many Indian local dish like Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji,Pani Puri etc But I have never seen you have tried Our Special Dish "MISAL PAV"?? I have never seen you tried Misal Pav I think you have been PUNE as well I am from Pune and in Pune there is Misal Pav is special dish for break fast or for brunch and you should try authentic Misal Pav because then you will get to know exact test Also you have never tried Kolhapuri Chiken which is again authentic dish from Maharashtra If You ever visit India or Mumbai or Pune Get in touch with me I also love food and like very much spicy 🌶food And Good Luck with your New Restaurant in Miami

[@GamerwithaConscience]

He's in love with all things Indian

[@tagorgamer8544]

#India thanks for eat Indian food 👍🏻😉

[@sarahatantra1158]

David when you eat biriyani First taste only rice with out any masala ...and if you can't taste biriyani throw it in dustbin.. Then with little masala ... Never mix meat with rice ...biriyani is always celebration of rice and spices .. And when your soul is satisfied with flavors then you can mix and eat any way you like ... Good biriyani is never greasy.. Remember if you do not see just plain rice in biriyani then it's not biriyani

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@DPG214]

Just absolutely stunning and beautiful food.

[@kiranmayeedas7009]

Any Virat Kohli fans here

[@nesha06thakur48]

Eating with hands exactly and truly give this video an Indian touch and feel desi style

[@rpanjiyar]

David this was amazing you found something accessible locally here in the USA. I am going to visit during Thanksgiving weekend. I want to give you a small challenge next time every new video try to speak a few full sentences in Hindi you know everything already. Just start adding that touch in your video... 🙏 you are already eating with your hand better than many Indians kudos to you

[@sandeeppoojary6021]

Thank u bro for promoting and apreciating indian food heritage.. i love all your videos.. love from india.. keep it up.. god bless..

[@mikek8437]

Fantastic tour!! I love that you take on the accent of whoever you are meeting :)

[@2704balu]

You need to stop with the palm ball of rice vs the three fingers. It all depends on the consistency and texture of the rice

[@aqsamughal9615]

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[@akhlab90]

Sarson is not spinach.. it is mustard.. so it's mustard leaves saag.. usually made mixed with some spinach leaves too..

[@amypreem5225]

David since you love Indian food so much it would be nice you name ur Indian restaurant Davidian Cuisine.

[@happymv5350]

Eating Tikka Masala as I'm watching this vid. 100% YUM!!

[@ektasingh4111]

I just love love love all your videos.. & the way you love Indian food 😋

[@bakeryrajapookiri]

try South Indian breakfast pongal.. Very time I seeing u eating only dosa & idly.. Try other breakfast pongal. Semolina dosa. Khichd

[@pranaye.p6049]

Love your videos brother

[@ddsvlogs5294]

God bless u bro,stay happy stay healthy

[@buzzysmoments6830]

🤤🤤🤤are you bringing this to KwaZulu Natal South Africa????🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@notyourcupoftea905]

Curry is NOT a BRITISH thing FYI. The host needs to learn a lot of thing before promoting such false information. Curry is always Indian

[@surajitchakraborty7201]

Tunde kebab better with mint......that is pure atrocious.....it's the next level kebab..come on

[@Akshaya101]

Very humble indian guy……😇😇😇🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@hellobd4424]

Very nice food thank you very much from Riyad Rashid Bangladesh moulvibazar

[@vijaikumar7445]

CURRY comes from the Tamil language KARI [means gravy], this was adopted by British

[@BiPolarBear128]

David .. what is it with you an insiting on calling it SAGE paneer ???? NO ONE ON THE PLANET calls it that ... you heard the indian guy pronouncing it the correct way which is Saag paneer ..why why why cant you pronounce it correctly ???

[@tomyhh]

open your Indian restaurant so the world can discover the true flavors of india!!

[@MARTISREBORN]

love from Assam❤

[@karansinha1067]

Dude Try doing it with Jaby Koay if you ever go to L.A. You can also do an episode with Rick Segall and Korbin Miles from Our stupid reaction

[@T39Omi]

He is wearing cricket jersey (Virat Kohli) while eating Indian food this marks his transformation as Indian complete.

[@Navin4061]

Curry is not a "British term", it is actually a Tamil word, meaning sauce or spicy sauce. But yes, it is not used in today's Indian culinary.

[@diwa007]

Not being triggered by usage of the word "curry" here but the origin of the word is in Tamil. Curry (Kari in Tamil) means stew and Brits borrowed it from Tamil and added it their vernacular.

[@JustinJoshuva]

Your generalization of "in Indian, we do not eat beef" is completely wrong. While the majority of N. India does not eat beef, a whole a lot of S. India eats beef.

[@jw3090]

..Hv u noticed fr urself..thr aint no dislike fr this Video..( hw can thr be any).?

[@roxysid2932]

Brother, ask any Muslim, what is written in your religion about any other religion, They believe that the head is separated from the body

[@kevi152]

That is not rishta ; not even close to the original. You really must try the original. By the way President Obama was served gushtaba and rhishta at the Indian Presidents dinner. The texture of Kashmiri rhishta is quite different. Not even close to the original in fact its not Kashmiri Wazwan food.

[@debjaniroy1873]

Only thing that I think to ur videos....lots of people can't able to arrange a single meal for a day for them....and u r wasting so much

[@rups5330]

Only fingers are enough to lift rice from plate...but only if you are drinking dal sambar like liquid stuff or some powder like things with your hands you need full palm....if you are eating Pakhala in Odisha or curd rice and certain other liquid soaked rice in South India you need full palm. Absolutely fine to use spoons fork etc for ease and if it helps...India is ancient food cuisines recipes evolved first before industry metals etc ancient India before metals used to cook food in clay pots...food is cooked in metal vessels cutlery etc so eating it with metal cutlery will not harm the tastes.

[@AishikMitra]

That is definitely not rista...... Some fusion food

[@anjnakaul7593]

Kashmiri dishes are NOT authentic. A little improvisation to suit the western pallet is ok BUT the Rista n Dumalu are definitely not Kashmiri at all.

[@Heart.SoulfulIndian]

The biggest test of a Biryaani is that it doesn't feel heavy after eating it. Anything oily, excessive dry fruits kills the feeling. Even with all these embellishments if it feels light after having it with saalan/ gravy vegetables with aubergines and the raita ..and Don't forget pickled small red onions or shallots made with salt and sugar mixed in white vinegar solution. And of course mint chutney 😄