Long-grain basmati rice layered with marinated meat (goat, chicken or beef) and saffron, sealed under dough and slow-cooked. The Hillcroft Mahatma Gandhi District signature.
Houston's biryani tradition runs through the Mahatma Gandhi District, the Hillcroft corridor anchored by Pakistani and Indian immigrant communities since the late 1980s. Kaiser Lashkari's Himalaya, opened in 2004, codified the Hyderabadi-and-Karachi style: a kacchi (raw-marinated) lamb biryani layered with rice and slow-cooked over coals, with saffron, fried onions and mint. Hyderabad House, London Sizzler and Bombay Pizza nearby all run their own variations. The Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown feature on Lashkari in 2016 made Hillcroft a national destination; the strip now holds Pakistani, Gujarati, Hyderabadi, Tamil and Bangladeshi rooms within a half-mile.
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Himalaya Restaurant ★ 4.7
hillcroft · 6652 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
Himalaya Restaurant in Houston is Kaiser Lashkari's Pakistani-and-Indian room on the Southwest Freeway since 2004, with lamb biryani, hunter's beef and Anthony Bourdain provenance.
London Sizzler ★ 4.4
hillcroft · 6690 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
London Sizzler in Houston is the British-Indian-Pakistani room in the Olympic Center on the Southwest Freeway, with mixed-grill sizzlers, tandoori lamb chops and the Hillcroft late dinner crowd.