The word "Briyani" is an emotion for the people living in subcontinent.More than delicacy. Beauty of Briyani is, it is highly regionalised, Yes!!!. Briyani made in food ventures are different from marriage and functions , Homemade biryani is different from above two,but the fan following is constant.

   Okay!!!, Now iam going to share my Biryani cooking story, Iam a great foodie and love to taste all cuisine from continental to Mediterranean.I love to cook but haven't had any hand on experience other than small preps.I decided to cook Briyani to get rid of stressful situation iam in.Well!!! Thanks to lockdown,so after deciding to cook, I referred few YouTube channel and found a new recipe of my own,well,I could not resist my feelings.I thought of calling couple of my friends"Vignesh" and "Sundar".I was sure they will be excited as Iam.

Shopping Episode

I went to my neighborhood shop for buying the ingredients for the Briyani to be made, shopkeeper was surprised to see me and enquired about my presence since I usually order through phone ,I said to him that iam going to try Briyani.The shopkeeper replied "Briyaniya!!!! ,Thambi one pack for me",I said “ What Anna!!!, I'll give you two".

My cooking Lab!!

 After returning back from the shop, I sought of clean and assembled all the ingredients with exact measurements. Meanwhile my friends Vignesh and Sundar reached my home,"What machi are we in for a feast today?" Vignesh asked,"Yes Mama" I replied," We are going to make Insta story" Sundar shouted.We three were thrilled and Excited.

I started my cutting process while they digged deep into their mobiles,After few minutes,I started to get notifications.. thanks to Sundar, Everybody wants a bite of my Briyani, My story was a sure hit in Insta among my friends and friend's friends.

My First Hiccups!!!!!!

Everything went down smoothly,while adding water(Important step in making good Briyani) mistakenly I added just a cup of water against a cup of rice(actually it should be1+½cup), I mixed everything together and brought the mixture to boil,I closed the lid,slow down the fire and Sundar set the timer for 15 minutes.We were seeing eachother's face with  excitement. Sundar said"Macha I can smell the Authentic Briyani flavour da", Vignesh said " yes Machi !! Be ready with your Insta thing".when it is about 10 min after  starting dum process the aroma got stronger,I told them shall we open and check. Vignesh said " No Machi! My gut feeling says It's going to be okay,let's wait for another 5 minutes.So when the timer beeped we ran towards the Briyani pot and surrounded around it.I told Vignesh to open since he was our lucky charm.When Vignesh opened the lid,we found that most of the rice stuck to the vessel without adequate water," Ayo!!! Machi gone da"I said.Sundar poured a cup of water into it and gave a stir, Vignesh said “ Machi don't take chance add another cup of water”.

We all went to the couch silently, Meanwhile Sundar switched off his mobile. Door bell rang when I opened it was the shop keeper, " Thambi !! “ Readya”he asked ( his eyes where sparkling Briyani)," Anna one hour more ,I myself  will come and give you Anna" I said." Don't forget Thambi" he said and veered away.

When we opened it again we realised It is good for nothing, All went in vain … Sundar gave an Idea " Machi we will buy Briyani in the restaurant for all of us and we will post the same in Insta.I thought that's a fair idea given the situation.

We posted the restaurant Briyani in Insta and gave two packs of Briyani to shopkeeper Anna as I promised.Yes!! My Briyani failed but we had a great time together after a year or so,I found my stress level drained a lot and felt very light.It was a great Emotion as the word " Briyani".

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