Their are two Biryani Pot Restaurants in Metro Phoenix. One is located in Chandler and the one we visited is the one in the Paradise Valley area of Phoenix Arizona. Biryani Pot (PHX) offers almost a dozen Hyderabadi dum biryani dishes, they offer North and South Indian dishes, vegetarian and non-vegetarian appetizers, entrees, tandoor, Indo-Chinese, breads, soups, desserts and more.
You might be wondering what is Hyderabadi cuisine? It’s usually spicy and is rich and aromatic. The dishes usually contain lots of exotic spices, ghee, nuts, and sometimes dried fruit. These dishes are influenced by Muslims who have lived in Andhra for centuries.
It’s very casual inside.
It’s not a fancy place but it seems clean. (there’s a game on today and everyone we saw that came in did take out)
We ordered a variety of plates.
We tried the chilly fish appetizer.
It’s battered stir fried tilapia with bell pepper, onions, and green chilies with a red sauce. This one is tasty and not too spicy.
We also tried the mirchi bajji.
Today the green chilies were nuclear with heat…….I don’t think even most heat lovers could eat them………..and they are battered with a tasty chick pea coating. They are described as being stuffed with onion masala?
Stuffed with onion masala? ************Don’t know but….Maybe they received the wrong peppers and couldn’t stuff them? I noticed just this week that TWO different supermarkets had different peppers marked incorrectly. This happened to me twice in one week.
But the chicken 65 biryani is amazing and is one of the very best biryani dishes that I have ever tried.
This is Hyderabadi Dum Biryani rice layered with onions, flavorful sauce, and tender flavorful, spicy delicious chunks of chicken. This might be the most flavorful aromatic biryani that I have ever tried.
We also shared the House Special fish curry.
Boneless white fish cooked in traditional Andhra tangy style curry. The fish curry here runs more spiced than any of the others that I have tried. It seems mostly onion based with some tomato, ginger, curry leaves, star anise, and probably a bunch of other things.
Really Great Biryani!
Worth a Fork!
Biryani Pot
4030 E Bell Rd PHX AZ
1-602-675-0673
www.BiryaniPotPhoenix.com
Everything is subject to change.
