The Traditional Hyderabadi Life Style, Food Tips & Guide
In this article, we will learn about the complete Food Culture of Hyderabad, from a traditional Hyderabadi family.
Hyderabadi Breakfast
We Hyderabadi's are fond of food.. like Hyderabadi mey boleto.. "Dinbhar girni chalte rahna".. Whereas North Indians just drink tea and toast in the morning and have lunch in the afternoon.. by that time Hyderabadi's sip 2-3 times tea, have breakfast and snacks too.. Traditional Hyderabadi Muslim families get up early in the morning like 5-6 AM. They offer the Fajr (Morning Prayers) and have Tea.
We start preparations for breakfast which is like full meal.. Like Rice (or) Chapati and curry.. This is cooked regularly, as it not only fulfills the requirement of breakfast, but also suitable for lunch boxes for kids and working men. On weekends, we have some special dishes like (i) Khichdi, Khatta, Papad and Mutton Kheema - yes all these are only one dish (ii) Paya Nahari, (iii) Sire ka Salan (iii) Mutton Tahari etc.. Yes, the Non-Veg starts right from the breakfast..
Now-a-days people are thronging Idly Dosa centers.. Please understand, this is not a traditional Hyderabadi Dish. And no original Hyderabadi can live on Idly Dosa. Yes, sometimes we do like having them, but it should be home-made with nice Groundnut chutney. You can never imagine a Hyderabadi cooking Sambar. Our version of Sambar is almost like Khatti dal with vegetables and can be easily served with Rice. We also like to have Dosa with Chicken or Mutton Curry.. Tastes super delicious.
This is about some of the things we cook. Now Hyderabadi's cannot live without Biryani.. So every week, we like to have Biryani for 1-2 times.. Especially if the Biryani is left-over in the night, the first thing we do is to have Biryani in breakfast.. Because, here is the secret.. Biryani tastes great next day compared to the fresh one.. And for the people who didn't try.. Lemon or Mango Pickle with Breakfast Biryani tastes great too.. try it next time.
The second round of Tea comes after Breakfast.. which is usually 10 AM. Then again another round of Tea comes around 12.30 to 1.00 PM
