Haji Biriyani, Traditional biryani restaurant in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Haji Biriyani is a traditional biryani restaurant in Old Dhaka that prepares its signature dish with slow-cooked goat meat, rice, and a blend of saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, and yogurt. The kitchen combines these elements with garlic, onions, black pepper, and cloves to create the final preparation.
The restaurant was founded in 1939 as a small roadside food stall by Haji Mohammad Hossain. Over the following decades, the family expanded it into a multi-location operation across different neighborhoods of the city.
The cooking tradition here reflects influences from Yemen, particularly in how the meat and rice are layered and spiced with aromatic ingredients. Visitors can taste this cross-cultural blend in the finished dish.
The main location sits in the Nazira Bazar area on Kazi Alauddin Road, with additional branches at other central spots across the city. The pricing is moderate, making the food accessible to different types of visitors.
The kitchen has kept the same recipe formula since 1939, maintaining specific salt ratios that remain unchanged to this day. This consistency in preparation is what allows the taste to remain recognizable across more than eight decades of service.
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