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Titillate your taste buds with finger-licking biryani delicacies

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 00:00 | By
Khan’s Food signature biryani comprises sindhi chicken, sindhi mutton and sabz E biryani. Photo/PD/FAITH KYOUMUKAMA

I have really missed going down to the coast. It has been long since before Covid-10 strick. Apart from the beach, I miss the coastal dishes, especially the street snacks… you know, the likes of viazi karai, bhajia, cassava crips, name them.

To address this desire for some coastal delicacies I went hunting for spots that can serve them in  Nairobi; of course, not all dishes, but biryani and pilau.

In my search, I came across a page known as Khan’s Food on Instagram, and the menu was so appealing, I just had to order some for lunch. Khan food is an online restaurant that specialises in biryani meals.

They have a signature biryani, which comprises sindhi chicken, sindhi mutton and sabz E biryani.

I’m told the difference between the sindhi biryani and the other biryanis is that the rice is cooked separately from the gravy of choice and only mixed at the time of serving or packaging.

It’s also quite spicy and zesty and most of the recipes, include potatoes and prunes. The sabz E biryani is cooked with vegetables.

It is usually made with assorted vegetables chopped and stir-fried with rice and whole spices.

The chicken tikka, Bombay and paneer biryani all fall under the special menu. 

One not enough

They also have parantha rolls, also known as the wrap or a frankie, which has vegetables in either tikka chicken or paneer.

Their drinks menu and I must warn you, one is not enough. They have lassi, which is one thing I need to learn how to make at home, because I can’t seem to get enough of it.

Lassi is a popular traditional yoghurt-based drink that originated in the Indian subcontinent.

It is a blend of yoghurt and spices. Khan food has the shikani lassi, a traditional Pakistani lemonade, meethi, namkeen, mango and strawberry Lassi.

The namkeen lassi is salty, while the strawberry and mango lassies are like milkshakes.

I went for the chicken Sindhi Biryani and Mango Lassi, which comes with special sweets as desserts. 

You can choose to order a double portion or a family serving. It comes in great packaging, which is glossy on the inside.

This prevents the juices from sipping through the boxes. The chicken sidhi biryani was full of flavour, which it borrows from the use of whole traditional spices. 

Has secret ingredient

It was also spicy, but not too peppery for the pallete. When you are ordering, you can choose a medium spicy or hot option.

If you don’t like spicy food, you might want to check out on the Khan food cart, because it’s a spicy affair all through their menu.

They refer to the mango lassi as the Pakistan summer in a bottle. Apart from the evident fact that it is made from mangoes and yoghurt, Khan Foods leaves out their secret ingredient, which I assume plays an important role in giving it full character and business edge. 

It’s refreshing and best taken when chilled. It’s not thick as expected, considering mangoes tend to be heavy in density when blended. It’s rather light and easy to drink.

The special biryani prices are Sh1,200 and Sh2,400 for the double portion and family servings respectively.

The Signature Biryani goes for Sh1,200 double portion and Sh2,200 family portion. The lassi ranges between Sh250 and Sh300.

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