Off topic: Veg Biryani or Veg Pulao?

I wanted to make this post in the Debate Mansion forum but as that forum is dead, I am posting it here. Mods can shift the topic to that forum if they wish to.

So I have come across this interesting debate on the internet about Veg biryani in social media. If u search Veg Biryani in YouTube or Instagram and check the comments, u will find quite a few people, mostly non vegetarians claiming there's nothing called Veg Biryani, it's only Veg Pulao. According to them, Biryani is a non-vegetarian dish and any rice item that has no non-veg stuff in it is nothing but pulao. Lot of the non-vegetarians have trolled and made fun of people who call the dish Veg Biryani. If we compare the method used to make veg biryani with any non-veg biryani, the method is more or less the same. The masalas used are more or less the same too. It's just that veg biryani is cooked with veggies and they aren't much added in any non-veg biryani. Probably that's the reason people love to call it veg biryani because the method to cook it is same. If u visit any Indian restaurant anywhere in the world, u will find 2 separate dishes in the menu, Veg Biryani and Veg Pulao. 

So the so called Veg Biryani is actually not Veg Biryani and Veg Pulao? What are your opinions? 

Again, I know this has nothing to do with Bollywood but I have seen people posting about politics and sports and lot many stuff that have nothing to do with Bollywood because this is one of the most active forums of IF hence am posting it here.

Change the title to 'Which actor likes Veg Biriyani and Which one likes the Puloa'

What's in a name? whether you call Lallu bhai a genda or a bhains, we're referring to the same thing.  Similarly, veg biryani or pulao, kya farak padta hai? it is whatever you want it to be.

Team Veg Biryani 😆 even though non veg Biryani lovers say there is no such thing  

PS: this topic has been discussed in this forum at length earlier but won’t mind repeat 😆

You telling me I’ve been eating one thinking both are the same, all these years? 

This content was originally posted by: Life_Is_Dutiful

I wanted to make this post in the Debate Mansion forum but as that forum is dead, I am posting it here. Mods can shift the topic to that forum if they wish to.

So I have come across this interesting debate on the internet about Veg biryani in social media. If u search Veg Biryani in YouTube or Instagram and check the comments, u will find quite a few people, mostly non vegetarians claiming there's nothing called Veg Biryani, it's only Veg Pulao. According to them, Biryani is a non-vegetarian dish and any rice item that has no non-veg stuff in it is nothing but pulao. Lot of the non-vegetarians have trolled and made fun of people who call the dish Veg Biryani. If we compare the method used to make veg biryani with any non-veg biryani, the method is more or less the same. The masalas used are more or less the same too. It's just that veg biryani is cooked with veggies and they aren't much added in any non-veg biryani. Probably that's the reason people love to call it veg biryani because the method to cook it is same. If u visit any Indian restaurant anywhere in the world, u will find 2 separate dishes in the menu, Veg Biryani and Veg Pulao. 

So the so called Veg Biryani is actually not Veg Biryani and Veg Pulao? What are your opinions? 

Again, I know this has nothing to do with Bollywood but I have seen people posting about politics and sports and lot many stuff that have nothing to do with Bollywood because this is one of the most active forums of IF hence am posting it here.

Puloa( Pilaf) too is a meat based dish originally, isn't it?

Won’t blame them for getting all Jealous and hurt about Veg Biryani. It was non-veg Biryani first but we vegetarians made it into our own- only much more exotic and yummy. 😎

Veg pulao same story! Only veg pulao is a little less flavorful and lighter than the Biryani. 

Personally I believe it’s a sin to discriminate between Veg Biryani and Veg Pulao because both of just too yummilicious!!!!

@ Mods - this is a bollywood topic. I've seen a bollywood actor eat biryani once. See this totally non-photoshopped pic for proof.

Food is food, I will eat it all regardless of name. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Pulao/Pilaf or however you spell it is rice cooked with spices and/or a flavored stock. The grains are light and separate. 

Biryani is a rice dish usually prepared by layering par-cooked rice with gravy in a sealed container till the rice is done. The grains here are also supposed to be light and separate by moist with gravy. 

Both Pulao and Biryani can be vegetarian or nonvegetarian. The difference is in cooking techniques. Traditionally, biryani is made with meat. I honestly do think biryani tastes better when it has meat. And if it is chicken biryani - you either use the whole cut-up chicken or leg and thighs. Boneless skinless chicken breast biryani is worse than vegetarian biryani. 

But if you're vegetarian or just want to eat more veggies, you do you. Veg biryani is totally legit and anyone who tells you its not the real deal can stfu. Unless it's actually a pulao being served as biryani - serving pulao as biryani is a war crime.