Some of my friends who are non-vegetarian say that there are very fewer varieties when it comes to vegetarian food. Most my friends who are non-vegetarian believes that vegetarian dishes can not taste better than a roasted chicken, mutton stew or any other non-veg delights.

Yes, it’s their perception and I don’t have any problem with that. Although most of the time their perception is factually deceptive but what makes this perception more bizarre is the analogisation of Veg. Biryani with Non-veg. Biryani. Some people think that Biryani is a non-vegetarian dish and Pulao is a vegetarian dish. Also, they think that what vegetarians refer Vegetable Biryani is actually Pulao. To those people, I would like to say “My dear friends, please research and then comment on any food in front of me because I am a foodaholic will go for an instant research on it. If you are found wrong then you can’t get rid of my bullets .”

Anyway, coming to the point, I must say that there are many variants of Biryani, each having a unique taste and cultural twist.However, history of Biryani is still a mystery but I find its present existence in the minds of people a myth.
Recently I had read an article on Scoopwhoop titled ” Veg Biryani Is Not Biryani. I Wish People Would Just Stop Calling It That”. In this article, the writer says “There is no such thing as vegetarian biryani or like people call it – ‘veg biryani’.It’s goddamn pulao.”

After reading this, I was like, what is he talking about? Do really he know the difference between Vegetable Biryani and Pulao? L? I guess no, he  doesn’t. However, to get a more clear view on this topic I searched about Biryani in Wikipedia and here’s what I found.

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Here, the difference between Biryani and Pulao is clearly mentioned. Also, for those who think that Pulao is always vegetarian, then you must get rid of this myth because you can also get non-veg Pulao. Click here to know the recipe of Chicken Pulao by Sanjeev Kapoor.

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Those who think what vegetarians refer to Veg Biryani is actually Pulao then you must
Click here to know the recipe of Vegetable Biryani by Sanjeev Kapoor.

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I hope that there are no doubts and myths related to Pulao and Biryani.
If it’s there, then you can visit the given Wikipedia link to learn more about Biryani and Pulao.

Click here to read more about Biryani.
Click here to read more about Pilaf/Pulao.

Biryani is all about Rice, it doesn’t require any accompaniment apart from Raita to soften the spice.

Happy Eating