Hotel Soft in Kannur - Food N Travel

If we get to Kannur, we cannot afford to miss out on the famous Thalassery Biriyani. This is in fact, one of the most unique as well as delicious Biriyani preparations which you should try out in your lifetime. Unlike many other biriyani variants, Thalassery biriyani makes use of Kaima rice or small Jeerakasala rice in making the tasty dish. The distinct flavour of the masala being used in this biriyani is what makes this attractive and appealing for all. Hotel Soft in Kannur is one such restaurant which serves us authentic Thalassery biriyani recipes. The food spot is located exactly at Fort Road in Kannur near the Indian Coffee House restaurant.

Hotel Soft is literally built in a cabin cafe architecture which we have found common in the streets of Kolkatta. The seating arrangements and the dining table used in these types of cafes are distinct from any other normal restaurants. The seats are confined to a single customer and each table can entertain a maximum of two people with one person facing the other. The seats are designed in such a way that the back portion has an additional height and this acts as a separation between the tables making it a cabin. The narrow alley through the centre portion allows the hotel staff to come to each table to serve the food. Even though all looks a bit congested, it gives a very special experience for people who visit this eatery.

Our vlog at Hotel Soft in Kannur

We have had the special Kalyanan biriyani from Kannur on our previous visits. Hotel Soft in Kannur offers us the Thalassery style Chicken biriyani and Mutton biriyani, I have ordered the latter option. This restaurant has already been recommended to me by many people and as I was enjoying the biriyani, I felt I should have visited this food spot much earlier. It comes with a couple of recipes like salad and beetroot pickle, both combine really well with the biriyani flavour. The rice was so soft and it feels as if the biriyani tend to melt in our mouth, such was the delicious flavour of the Thalassery biriyani being served. The masala used is subtle enough to give it a mesmerizing flavour.

Chicken biriyani is prepared in the original dum cooker and in the case of mutton biriyani, the rice which is made in the dum cooker is mixed with the cooked mutton masala recipe. As we were allowed to visit the kitchen, we saw biriyani rice being added to chicken pieces for making the dum. We have also seen how an original dum chicken biriyani is getting transferred onto a serving plate. Many people choose to get these biriyani parcelled to have them at home, this shows the popularity of this restaurant across this region. Hotel Soft in Kannur is quite a unique restaurant which would prove to be a special place to get mindblowing Thalassery biriyani dishes. If you happen to be in Kannur or if you are having plans to make a visit to this beautiful place, don’t miss out on this delicious biriyani from Hotel Soft.