Charminar Biryani House

Name: Charminar Biryani House
Address: 1226 Griswold St, Detroit, MI, 48226, US
Telephone: 313-462-4783

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Daily 11am-9pm

1226 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226
313-462-4783
Last verified: August 2026
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Biryani: Long-grain basmati layered with marinated meat, fried onions, saffron and whole spices and cooked "dum", sealed under a lid so the rice steams in the meat's juices. Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata (with a potato and egg), Malabar and Sindh each have their own. Served with raita and often a thin gravy (salan). Pulao is the simpler, single-pot cousin. On this menu as: Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · Chicken Dum Biryani Boneless · Goat Dum Biryani.
Tandoori: Cooked in a tandoor, a deep, charcoal- or gas-fired clay oven that reaches very high heat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in pieces marinated in yogurt, lemon, ginger-garlic and spices (the red color is mostly Kashmiri chili or food coloring), skewered and roasted until charred. Naan is slapped onto the same oven's walls. On this menu as: Tandoor & Kabab · Tandoori Chicken · Tandoori Mixed Grill.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Breads & Naan · Butter Naan · Garlic Naan.
Vindaloo: A Goan dish descended from Portuguese carne de vinha d'alhos (pork in wine-vinegar and garlic) remade with dried Kashmiri chilies, vinegar and spices. Tangy and hot rather than merely hot; the restaurant version with potatoes (aloo) is a British-Indian pun that stuck. On this menu as: Chicken Vindaloo · Goat Vindaloo · Lamb Vindaloo.
Tikka: Boneless cubes marinated and grilled on skewers in the tandoor. Chicken tikka is the yogurt-and-spice version; malai tikka is marinated in cream and cheese for a mild, silky result; hariyali is a green marinade of mint, cilantro and spinach; paneer tikka is the vegetarian standard, often with peppers and onion on the skewer. On this menu as: Paneer Tikka Masala · Chicken Tikka Masala · Chicken Tikka Kabab.
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shami: Seekh kebab is spiced minced lamb or chicken pressed around a skewer and grilled; boti is marinated cubed meat; reshmi ("silky") is chicken mince or breast in a cream marinade; shami is a pan-fried patty of minced meat and chana dal; galouti is Lucknow's melt-in-the-mouth version; chapli is the flat, coriander-seed-studded patty of Peshawar; bihari kebab is thin strips of marinated beef. On this menu as: Tandoor & Kabab · Chicken Tikka Kabab.

How these dishes compare

Tikkatypically $15 across 367 menus
Daltypically $11.99 across 347 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 343 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 341 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 337 menus
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shamitypically $16 across 327 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 314 menus
Tandooritypically $11.99 across 314 menus

Charminar Biryani House

Menu

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Appetizers (Non-Veg)

Entrees Vegetarian

Entrees Non-Vegetarian

Goat & Lamb

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani

Tandoor & Kabab

Breads & Naan

Desserts

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