Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Made in Hyd, gobbled in Mumbai

Mumbai: The biryani from Paradise Food Court, Hyderabad has a long day ahead of it. After being cooked, it will be double packed in foil, shipped off to the airport and packed again. On arriving at its destination, either Pune or Mumbai, the traditional Andhra rice preparation will makes its way to sundry homes.
Food by Air (Biryani by Air) is a delivery service that launched in Pune last year, and Mumbai in January. "Our idea is to get fresh food from anywhere in the country to the people who want it," says Mohan Rao, speaking of the cross-country takeaway service that delivers within six hours from time of placing an order.
Rao is from Hyderabad but based in Pune. The idea for the delivery came to him after repeated attempts to find authentic biryani. "What was available was an insult to the original Hyderabadi biryani," says Rao.
True to their claim, the mutton biryani from SG Cafe and chicken biryani from Paradise arrived piping hot. The long grain rice preparation was sealed in two foil packets, accompanied by packets of mirchi ka salan (a thick, slightly spicy gravy) that let out a light aroma of meat and spices when cut open.
22/04/14 Mumbai Mirror
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