Kachchi biryani

Unlike other rice preparations made with meat and rice, in kachchi biryani the meat is uncooked when added to the rice. As a result the dish requires slow cooking over low heat and makes for very tender textured meat. Some people find it too rich to stomach. Others, like my friend Farhad Ghuznavi, whose feudal background is well reflected in his tastes, feel it is the only kind of biryani worth having. Just before leaving Dhaka for good, I was fortunate enough to be shown one way of making