The Dhonnai Biryani House – Naidu Military Hotel – Jai’s Kitchen, in Thuraipakkam! This place has quite a few names on the board, so just mentioned all of them.
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Its located in a lane adjacent to Shree Kumaran Hotel, next to Cognizant gate in Thuraipakkam!
We were there at around 12:45 and were one of the earlybirds for lunch. Many people started to come in while we were finishing around 13:30.
Our Order – Chicken Biryani wasn’t available, so ordered 1 Mutton Biryani for wifey and 1 Kuska for myself. Asked for Chicken specialities, they recommended Chinthamani Chicken and Chicken 65 boneless (Pallipalayam chicken was not available).
The Biryani was served in a Dhonnai, and I loved the nice subtle flavor in the biryani. The rice grains were short, looked like seeragasamba. The accompaniments Raita and gravy were good. I was told the mutton pieces were soft and tender.
Chinthamani Chicken was very good and loved the spices with red chillies (molaga vaththal). Chicken 65 was a mixed bag, few pieces were very good, few were very chewy, was a struggle to finish.
The person asked me if I wanted some rice after Biryani, and mentioned it was complimentary ! The idea was good, however, not being a fan of white rice after Biryani, opted for another Kuska instead ![]()
Paid 720 bucks in all, not that cheap, but since we enjoyed the meal, felt it was worth it. Chicken Biryani, a boiled egg would have been nice to have ! The open kitchen was kinda impressive!




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