Disclaimer: Biriyani is my absolute favorite dish. I was introduced to it by my wonderful Pakistani neighbor. My mother learned to make the dish because auntie moved away, so I grew up on it. So, my standard for Biriyani is quite high. This Bangladeshi restaurant exceeded my expectations!
My sister and I were supposed to dine in, but we ended up ordering take out. We ordered two plates of "Motka Dom Biriyani," because neither of us were willing to give the other one a single bite of our biriyani. The food arrived fresh and warm. When I opened my ordered my takeout box, I was absolutely blown away by the fragrance of the dish. I just spent the first 5-10 minutes just taking in and sniffing the delicious fragrance of the dish. A candle company needs to develop this into a fragrance, pronto.
The actual flavor of the food was delicious. There were possibly a couple of cardamom pods in the food which was a very authentic South Asian experience because we nearly ingested it. LOL! My family generally eats with a little more spice, so it was lacking in just the spiciness in terms of heat. However, the spices that were used in this dish? Outstanding. I like to think that this biriyani was made by some grandmother or grandfather for their hungry grandchildren.
I may have given it five stars, but that isn't enough. The amount of stars I'd like to give the biriyani is equal to the amount of stars in the sky. Possibly even more. read more