Allauddin’s Briyani

Amazing taste for the foodie. Been here many times during my childhood days. Now back for a visit after many years and I found them again at the same spot. Taste is consistent and feels the same after all these years. Very crowded when I went the line moves fast. Eating with hands was so satisfying and you don’t have to worry abt washing them as there are communal wash areas right beside the stall. Rice was soft and fragrant. Meat was tender. I had mutton and… mmm.mmm. will miss it for sure. I pray they will be around when I come back next.

I discovered this gem while on a hunt for the best briyani in Little India.
It’s located within Tekka market’s food center. There’s actually 2 stalls (located directly across each other), one for the briyani and 1 for everything else. Look out for the white sign boards!
You’ll see a lot of people eating with their hands here, but there’s free plastic cutlery at the table in front of the store for those who’d rather not.
For $ 4, you get a generous serving of briyani (saffron rice) and meat of your choice– fish or chicken. I’d go for the chicken! It was soft, tender and slipped easily off the bone (quite a feat considering that I was using flimsy plastic cutlery to do this). The fish came deboned so it was easy to eat, and was not too dry. It also comes with a small bowl of curry that was flavorful but not spectacular.
Still, I had cravings for a week after trying this.
Pair it with a teh halia for a truly satisfying meal!

While strolling through Little India one day we decided to have lunch at the food court and find a random place to eat at. Well I was standing in line at a place for briyani and my husband was roaming for something to drink and discovered this place. I’m so glad he found this place. We shared a chicken briyani and some crackers. YUM the chicken was amazing!!! I couldn’t stop eating it and stopped myself because my husband wasn’t back from getting our drinks. He thought the chicken was really good too. It came with a side of curry and that good with lots of flavor.
They have another stall right across that has other options for meals.

This is where you get the best briyani, hands down!
This stall has been around for thirty years and recipes are passed down in the family. The meat falls from the bone at the slightest pressure of the fork. The rice is fragrant, spicy, but they don’t score very well with presentation! Rice is scooped onto styrofoam plates, the meat of your choice is placed on top of it and covered with more rice. Achar is ladled onto the rice and a styrofoam bowl of curry is put onto the the plate. That’s what customers are served.
Instead of metal cutlery, plastic cutlery is provided. I didn’t feel like dirtying my hands at one time, so I used those. The strangers who were sharing the same table as us straight away said to me, «Use your hands! Eating Indian food with cutlery is like making love to an interpreter». Oh, okay. I was famished, so that comment didn’t stop me from wolfing down my briyani.
Told my Indian-​Arab grandmum about the incident and she laughed out loud. Evidently, I haven’t been properly schooled in Indian etiquette. Aiya, give me face, can? I spend more time with my Chinese grandmum, not her.