BM Review: Khazana

A couple of weeks back, I finally got to go to this little hole in the wall called Khazana near Johnson Market in Richmond Town. This was part of a review for the Bangalore Mirror, and the review can be read here. This place is renowned for its beef biryanis, and suffice to say, it lives up to the reputation that has been built. Apart from that, there are a few other choice beef dishes - phal (chops), keema, button kabab, and seekh kabab.

The keema was superb with the different breads they have on offer - wheat paratha, Ceylon paratha, Kerala paratha, and Irani roti.

The chicken kalimirch is nothing but pepper chicken, but with a slight twist. It was really good and well flavoured, and chicken itself was tender and well seasoned. The phal, or chops, were also extremely well cooked and the meat was just dropping off the bone


The chicken kababs were dusted in flour and then fried. These were pretty good as well.


My favourite - the 'button' kabab (I guess they couldn't come up with a slightly more suggestive name), were bite-sized pieces of beef that were marinated in chili powder and (according to someone from the paper 'loads of food colouring'). This is the perfect thing to have while watching a cricket match on TV.


And finally, their masterpiece, the beef biryani. Awesome - perfectly flavoured, meat cooked flawlessly to the point where it melts in your mouth, and at the end, you leave satisfied.

In fact, the beef biryani is called 'regular biryani', while the chicken biryani is called 'chicken biryani', and the chicken biryani is the most expensive item on their menu - Rs 70!

To emphasise how this is a value-for-money place, let me list out the things we ate:
3 biryanis (2 beef, 1 chicken), 2 plates chops, 7 rotis (the ones mentioned above), 2 plates button kabab, 1 chicken kabab, 1 chicken kalimirch, 1 keema - all this for Rs. 507!

Food: Amazing
$$$: Very, very cheap! 4 of us had been there and the bill came up to 507! Go figure.
Service: They take your order pretty soon and the food comes faster than water!
Verdict:If you aren't the fussy kind who'd crib about ambience, and decor, and what not, and you eat beef, then you HAVE to visit this place. If not, you're missing out on some of the best beef biryani and beef items in Bangalore.
Extra Info: This place is very close to Fanoos (near Johnson Market). Keeping Fanoos to your right, go down the street, take the first left you get (after all the butcher shops), walk up ahead and turn right and you'll see Khazana on your left.

Khazana Food Paradise, #16, Aga Abdulla Street, Richmond Town, Bangalore