Customer Reviews

Kitchens Of India Biryanis Hyderabadi Biryani, Basmati Rice Pilaf with Vegetables, 8.8-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6 )

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Being a 4th generation vegetarian, I'm always looking for new things to try.

As an opened minded WASP, I'm willing to embrace the best of all cultures.

As a busy guy, I like the rip it open, nuke and eat methodology.

I've tried many of the Kitchens of India products. Everyone I tried was really good, but this is by far my favorite. It is also a complete quick meal by itself; many of the others are a curry of some sort and goes best with the rice you supply.

I like the shelf life, and no refrigeration of this series of products.

The taste is rather complex, and goes through a series of changes while you savor each bite. I'm not good with words; you'll need to try it to understand. The effect is very pleasent, though.

It's about 518 calories per package. I use it as a main meal ( again as a veggie I've been accused of only eating side dishes...)

Finally, being basically cheap, Amazon's 1/2 off sale makes it a compelling deal.

Followed the instructions on the package, and it turned out pretty good. was a hit with invited friends...needs a little work for the vegetables, but was worth the effort!

All of the foods were very tasty and extremely convenient. Good on rice, noodles, pasta and even on baked potato. A bit too salty.

This product was very oily as the other reviewer said. It also had a strong roasted chipotle type flavor and the cloves are very strong as well. It was not my style of basmati. If you love cloves and cinnamon and such than this will be a good product for you to try, but if you aren't into cloves then you should probably pass. I also didn't think the cloves flavor married with the roasted flavor. It wasn't like the roasted flavor in the eggplant dishes I've had.

I bought a single package of this from a supermarket at a reduced price as it was 1 month before its Best Before date.
The product photo shows fresh chunks of potatoes, carrots & green peppers. I really didn't notice the vegetables in the finished product - I assume they were there.
My sauced rice did not look like the photo either. The directions state to break the chunks of the precooked rice with the back of a spoon to separate the grains. This was hard to do & when I'm microwaving, I want quick food. Also the sauce was darker & surprisingly hot.

This is so salty (to my taste) that it was almost inedible. It becomes OK when mixed with a lot of yogurt, but I shouldn't have to do that.

Having tried Vegetable Hyderabadi Biryani in Hyderabad few times, I expected the same taste to atleast some extent. But this smells very strong in Indian spices (the whole house, including basement smelled for next 6 hours when microwaved) and when I tasted it, I got the feeling of a non-vegetarian dish. I had to add lots of raitha (side dish made of yogurt, onions, tomatoes, cilantro and diced serrano peppers) to overcome the strong taste. I have tried 3 other items from Kitchens of India and very satisfied and that's why I wanted to try this one. It is not that bad a choice if you have strong preference for that non-veg masala taste.

worst ready to eat indian food I ever got...it's packaged as Hyderabad Biryani..wish these guys know what a Hyderabad Biryani is all about..

plain bad taste and waste of money..I have opened 1 packet..tried and put it in trash..trying to return remaining five if shipping works out for me.

I was very much exited when I found this on Amazon. Away from my hometown Hyderabad one thing I missed the most is Genuine Hyderabadi biryani. I thought this would make up for it. But, when cut opened the pouch to heat the biryani I found a strange smell coming out of it. I heated the biryani in microwave for 2 minutes and tasted it. And let me tell you it was the worst hyderabad biryani I have ever tasted. I was so pissed off that I threw in in a trash can. The taste and smell of the biryani were so bad that you cant even eat 2 spoons. So, guys if you are looking for genuine hyderabad biryani stay away from this. Actually I would have given it a zero star if it had been there.

If u have tried ready-to-eat (any brand) from Indian grocer and u like that sort of thing then go for this else "DON'T".

This is same old stuff (I bought it since it has ITC brand name expecting something better/different) and nothing great about it. Personally Ended throwing many of it in trash. (preservatives, no original taste) yucky!

Spicy, but strange smell/taste.