Moving to a new place and then discovering useful stuff is good fun. You really are a little lazy, a little lost as your favourite grocer, chemist, takeaway are all gone - and then you discover new places, one by one.

After ten days in Dwarka, I have begun to like the place. On the first day here itself, we discovered the Shahi Biryani Corner. Limited menu, but excellent biryani - that’s Shahi Biryani Center in a nutshell.

There is only an old man, who has a happy face and a flair for urdu, and a boy at the little shop. The menu goes thus:

Vegetable biryani

Chicken biryani

Chicken Korma

Mutton Biryani

Mutton Korma

Shahi Kabab

Mutton Stud (stud? I think it is stew. But then, it tastes like a very nice mutton curry, not a stew.)

And that’s about it.

What you would enjoy about the biryanis and kebabs is the home-cooked taste. Believe me, I am no biryani lover, or even expert. The best biryanis would not see me rhapsodizing about it. In fact, I am clueless about most menu items anywhere.

What I like here is the taste that is quite different. I think it would be a good idea to order biryani from here, call friends over, and pass it off as home-cooked biryani. I think it might work!

Location:

Shahi Biryani Center

Shop no. 10

Plot no. 12

DDA Shopping Complex

Post Office Market

Sector 6, Dwarka, New Delhi

You can get your biryanis home delivered too, in most places in Dwarka. The numbers on which you can place your order are 9811661578, 9350141358.

If you are in Dwarka or anywhere nearby, I strongly suggest you try out his stuff. It is not everyday that I set about evengelising about food, you see.

Happy eating!