A Guide: Eating out in Hyderabad/Secunderabad/Cyberabad

Ardy · 19th February 2010, 17:46

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Originally Posted by mobike008

@Ardy, I am not going to read those links. I am scared too. Btw, do you know i never went 50 meters any meat shop in my life till now. Hard to bieleve, knowing my passion for food...huh?

Oh wow ... Thought you would be a kind of person who would be scared of nothing. Thought you would be as bold as your BB Bold.

Just kidding.

I am in Friday mood. Can't help it.

Guys, have a nice weekend explore new food joints.

Cheers,

mobike008 · 19th February 2010, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Ardy

Oh wow ... Thought you would be a kind of person who would be scared of nothing. Thought you would be as bold as your BB Bold.

Just kidding.

I am in Friday mood. Can't help it.

Guys, have a nice weekend explore new food joints.

Cheers,

Call me soft hearted but, i prefer to stay away from meat shops as i cannot face that brutality.

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After, its cooked and as long as that thought doesnt come to mind, then i am good to go

traveloholic · 19th February 2010, 18:10

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Btw, do you know i never went 50 meters any meat shop in my life till now.

Pandey Ji, are you joking?

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Are you referring to Potla?

Nope Avi. Potle Ka Gosth means Sheep's meat. Cheeli (pronounced: Chey-ali) Ka Gosth means Goat's Meet. Maemna (pronounced: May-Em-Naa) means a Lamb.

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Originally Posted by mobike008

I thought its the other way around. Lamb is tender so easily digestable

Lamb has the tendermost meat and is easily digestable. It needs to be cooked delicately, else a little bit of extra pressure or heat might ruin the whole dish.

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Originally Posted by mobike008

I had this dish in Ohris. Its called Raan-e-Shaan or something and its soaked in rum overnight to give it perfect marination before it's presented for us to take it apart.

I love Sikandari-Raan at Ohri's

bblost · 19th February 2010, 21:20

Warning: Only hardcore non-veg guys used to raw meat proceed further.

I love meat. I have slaughtered goats and hens. Helped skin them. Prepare the meat. Cut it. Chop it.
You name it, I have done it.

Same with fish, prawns, crabs etc.
If its halal stuff, I have done it.

Muslim boy in a big family means Bakr-Id is a time to exercise all these skills.

The best way to digest meat, any meat for that matter is to drink lots of water before and after the meal. Never during the meal.
If your meat intake is high, avoid sweet deserts after the meal.
A paan helps. A hot ginger tea with little or no milk helps. 7UP Sprite etc does not help.

The toughest thing to clean is the stomach. Needs a lot of hot water and speed. Paaya is a close second.
Sira paya is tough. This is paaya made from the head of the animal.

The head is roasted on a hot coal flame. Then the hair is removed and its chopped up.
Before that a heavy scrubbing is given using coconut husk. The method is similarly used for preparing the trotters as well.
If you eat a lot of paaya then try and get some banana flower into your food within the next day or two.
This will help cleanse your system.

The best time for heavy meat is morning break fast or lunch. Avoid eating it in the night. But this is not always possible.

The difference between goat and sheep is like the difference between duck and chicken.
Even in hens you have country hens and broilers.
Broilers are grown in cages. The hen is prepared for only slaughter. Its whole purpose in life is to end up on a dining table. Country hens on the other hand are raised in the open. They are much stronger and hence have a greater percentage of muscle mass in then. This translates to meat that is tougher and needs time to cook.
In cooking terms, while one whistle of a cooker will make broiler tender, with a country chicken you may need to wait for at least 3 or 4 whistles. And even that may not suffice.

The best raan I ever had in Hyderabad was in the now closed Friends cafe at Masab Tank.
Two friends, one raan, two romali rotis each.
When we finished the chef gave us a standing ovation.

kippu · 22nd February 2010, 01:19

thank you for this huge thread , i will have to read it from back to front since i will be joining you hyderabad people in a couple of months

kkr2k2 · 22nd February 2010, 10:51

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Originally Posted by kippu

thank you for this huge thread , i will have to read it from back to front since i will be joining you hyderabad people in a couple of months

Advance welcome greetings to Hyderabad from hydeez!! You love food?? you will love this H-company and Hyderabad!!

DerAlte · 22nd February 2010, 14:25

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Originally Posted by bblost

... A paan helps. A hot ginger tea with little or no milk helps. ...

So does dried ginger slivers (available with the guys that sell different varieties of saunf, supari lachchha, chooran, etc.). In Thailand they make a drink with fresh ginger that works wonders with digestion after a heavy meat-based meal.

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Originally Posted by bblost

... This is paaya made from the head of the animal. ...

Err... I always thought that 'paaya' is trotters (like used in kharoday in North India), paya being the common word for legs (like in Paye-jama, more commonly pajama or pyjama). From what you wrote, 'paaya' seems to be name of the dish. Further south, this is called 'aattu kaal soup' - goat leg soup. Generally everyone says 'Paya soup'.

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Originally Posted by bblost

... get some banana flower into your food within the next day or two. ...

Pan Indian home 'food' remedy wisdom! Even my maternal grandmother (may her soul rest in peace), who hailed from Khulna in East Bengal, used to say this. Another one was eating green banana (fried or in a light ginger-cumin gravy) as a cure for Delhi-belly.

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Originally Posted by bblost

... Even in hens you have country hens and broilers. ... This translates to meat that is tougher and needs time to cook. ...

A bit of green papaya paste (papain, a natural meat tenderiser) in the marinade helps with country ('free ranging') chicken. Doesn't harm if used with broiler either when making tandoori chicken - cooks faster. Tenderizers help in preventing the meat from becoming fibrous and dry if overcooked.

So does apple juice, but this gives a sweet taste.

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Originally Posted by bblost

... Two friends, one raan, two romali rotis each. ...

Waaaaaaaaah! (Oh man! Just finished lunch, now I am hungry again because of your post)

kippu · 22nd February 2010, 18:05

LOVE food but i wont look like it , you guys will not believe this but a major pull for me to agree to shift to hyderabad is the briyani and the food possibilities

Off topic : if anyone from hyderabad has some free time so that i can talk to him about the city , could you just private message me yahoo or hotmail id please , thank you

bblost · 23rd February 2010, 16:06

@DerAlte:

I have never seen the head fired up the way trotters are till I came to Hyderabad.

Siri paya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The method is essentially the same for preparing it.
They stick a long pole up the nose and put the head in a blazing fire.
The trotters are also prepared in the same manner.

I would get a pic of this but its rather grotesque for an open forum.

However I will get a pic of the prepared goat head when I go to the butcher.

DerAlte · 25th February 2010, 21:55

@bblost: you are right, this must be a South Indian speciality - I have never seen this in North India. I see what you have described quite often in many parts of Bangalore too.

The closest to this I have seen outside India was in Iceland (perhaps in Norway too, but then everyone in Iceland has roots in Norway) - whole sheep head baked and served on a bed of vegetables!

They also relish putrefied shark meat (humans can't eat it otherwise - putrefaction removes the poisonous Uric Acid from shark meat), as much as we love kababs, at the watering holes all over Iceland.

Ardy · 26th February 2010, 07:51

Found something in my old mails, thought it would be good for all your foodies:

A Guide: Eating out in Hyderabad/Secunderabad/Cyberabad-indian-cusines.jpg

Cheers,

prince_pervez · 26th February 2010, 08:43

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

Err... I always thought that 'paaya' is trotters (like used in kharoday in North India), paya being the common word for legs (like in Paye-jama, more commonly pajama or pyjama). From what you wrote, 'paaya' seems to be name of the dish. Further south, this is called 'aattu kaal soup' - goat leg soup. Generally everyone says 'Paya soup'.

Sira Paya is made from ser (head)
Normal paya is made from legs.
I am not a big fan of either.
In HYD I had been to Da'wat chain of restaurants
and had a time of my life eating biriyaanis. HYD
biriyaanis are in the league of their own. The taste
is difficult to duplicate elsewhere. I visited HYD
early this decade and last year end. But, at the first
morcel, the dormant taste buds made for HYD biryaani
only woke up to remind the delicacy of yester years.

The vessels are deceptive though. You think you are
getting more but the vessels are invertantly shallow.

EDIT: @Ardy, How could someone forget Misal Pav in the legend for Maharashtra.
Add Bhakri, bakarwadi, chitale bandhu pedhas, laxminarayan chiwda...and Techno, Ashish Pallod where are you ?? Help me out here!

bblost · 26th February 2010, 10:31

I first had Misal Pav in a restaurant at Otur, Maharashtra.

Loved it. Such a simple but interesting dish.

kraft.wagen · 26th February 2010, 10:55

Can someone tell what does MLA stand for in MLA dosa

Had it in Sandarshini, Masab tank. yum!

anurag_p80 · 26th February 2010, 11:05

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They also relish putrefied shark meat

This is available is Goa as well (dunno whether it was putrefied). Tried it a coupla times myself, it is not too bad. Goans absolutely love it, but might not be everyone's cup of tea....

19th February 2010, 21:20	#1384
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,257 Thanked: 17,564 Times View My Garage	Warning: Only hardcore non-veg guys used to raw meat proceed further. I love meat. I have slaughtered goats and hens. Helped skin them. Prepare the meat. Cut it. Chop it. You name it, I have done it. Same with fish, prawns, crabs etc. If its halal stuff, I have done it. Muslim boy in a big family means Bakr-Id is a time to exercise all these skills. The best way to digest meat, any meat for that matter is to drink lots of water before and after the meal. Never during the meal. If your meat intake is high, avoid sweet deserts after the meal. A paan helps. A hot ginger tea with little or no milk helps. 7UP Sprite etc does not help. The toughest thing to clean is the stomach. Needs a lot of hot water and speed. Paaya is a close second. Sira paya is tough. This is paaya made from the head of the animal. The head is roasted on a hot coal flame. Then the hair is removed and its chopped up. Before that a heavy scrubbing is given using coconut husk. The method is similarly used for preparing the trotters as well. If you eat a lot of paaya then try and get some banana flower into your food within the next day or two. This will help cleanse your system. The best time for heavy meat is morning break fast or lunch. Avoid eating it in the night. But this is not always possible. The difference between goat and sheep is like the difference between duck and chicken. Even in hens you have country hens and broilers. Broilers are grown in cages. The hen is prepared for only slaughter. Its whole purpose in life is to end up on a dining table. Country hens on the other hand are raised in the open. They are much stronger and hence have a greater percentage of muscle mass in then. This translates to meat that is tougher and needs time to cook. In cooking terms, while one whistle of a cooker will make broiler tender, with a country chicken you may need to wait for at least 3 or 4 whistles. And even that may not suffice. The best raan I ever had in Hyderabad was in the now closed Friends cafe at Masab Tank. Two friends, one raan, two romali rotis each. When we finished the chef gave us a standing ovation.
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22nd February 2010, 01:19	#1385
kippu BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cyberabad / hyderabad Posts: 150 Thanked: 67 Times	amazing thank you for this huge thread , i will have to read it from back to front since i will be joining you hyderabad people in a couple of months
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22nd February 2010, 18:05	#1388
kippu BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cyberabad / hyderabad Posts: 150 Thanked: 67 Times	LOVE food but i wont look like it , you guys will not believe this but a major pull for me to agree to shift to hyderabad is the briyani and the food possibilities Off topic : if anyone from hyderabad has some free time so that i can talk to him about the city , could you just private message me yahoo or hotmail id please , thank you
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23rd February 2010, 16:06	#1389
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,257 Thanked: 17,564 Times View My Garage	@DerAlte: I have never seen the head fired up the way trotters are till I came to Hyderabad. Siri paya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The method is essentially the same for preparing it. They stick a long pole up the nose and put the head in a blazing fire. The trotters are also prepared in the same manner. I would get a pic of this but its rather grotesque for an open forum. However I will get a pic of the prepared goat head when I go to the butcher.
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25th February 2010, 21:55	#1390
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,069 Thanked: 2,920 Times	@bblost: you are right, this must be a South Indian speciality - I have never seen this in North India. I see what you have described quite often in many parts of Bangalore too. The closest to this I have seen outside India was in Iceland (perhaps in Norway too, but then everyone in Iceland has roots in Norway) - whole sheep head baked and served on a bed of vegetables! They also relish putrefied shark meat (humans can't eat it otherwise - putrefaction removes the poisonous Uric Acid from shark meat), as much as we love kababs, at the watering holes all over Iceland.
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26th February 2010, 07:51	#1391
Ardy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 614 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Found something in my old mails, thought it would be good for all your foodies: Cheers,
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26th February 2010, 10:31	#1393
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,257 Thanked: 17,564 Times View My Garage	I first had Misal Pav in a restaurant at Otur, Maharashtra. Loved it. Such a simple but interesting dish.
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26th February 2010, 10:55	#1394
kraft.wagen BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cbe <- >Ams Posts: 981 Thanked: 334 Times View My Garage	Can someone tell what does MLA stand for in MLA dosa Had it in Sandarshini, Masab tank. yum!
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