Rice & Biryani

Biryani, pulao and the one-pot rice dishes each community makes differently.

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Sindhi · Wedding

Sharper and more sour than the Bombay version. The difference is the whole point.

Living In production

Pashtun · Occasion

Carrot, raisin and lamb-stock rice. Contested with Afghanistan, and we say so.

Living In production

Memon · Everyday

The Memon one-pot rice — a whole community's everyday cooking, barely recorded.

First documented here In production

Punjabi · Wedding

Sweet saffron rice, the dish that tells you someone got married.

Living In production