Dine Good

For lunch on Thursday, I went to Dindigul Thalappakattu for lunch. It got a rave review from the Globe and Mail's restaurant critic for its Dindigul-style (Tamil) byriani. I was dreading the crowd, as mentioned in the article, but there were only a few people here today.

They only offer 2 dishes: mutton or chicken byriani so I opted for the mutton ($9.84) dish. Both came with a piece of chicken tandoori and a boiled egg. I have to say it didn't blow me away but perhaps I had my expectations dialed too high from the review. But it was a good dish. It was definitely more moist than other styles. Also, the seeraga samba rice was softer than the usual basmati. There was a lot of different spice flavour and the heat will creep up on you so be sure to mix in some delicious raita. My disappointment was that both the mutton and chicken were dry and bland. Usually, these are bursting with taste in byriani dishes.