Anni Dreams of Biryani
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- Create Date：2022-08-03 01:21:37
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Namita Moolani Mehra
- ISBN：B09NKNM2BJ
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Summary
Anni’s on a mission to YUM！
The café across the street from Anni’s home in Little India makes the best biryani in the world。 Fluffy and fragrant， spicy and succulent—Anni could eat it every day。 In fact， Anni loves that biryani so much that she’s determined to uncover the secret to the recipe。 She has so many questions for Uncle， the grumpy chef and owner of the café。 But he isn’t providing any easy clues。 So， with some careful planning， Anni sets out on a mission to find out the secret ingredients to this most special dish。 Will Anni get the answers she’s looking for…before it’s too late？
The café across the street from Anni’s home in Little India makes the best biryani in the world。 Fluffy and fragrant， spicy and succulent—Anni could eat it every day。 In fact， Anni loves that biryani so much that she’s determined to uncover the secret to the recipe。 She has so many questions for Uncle， the grumpy chef and owner of the café。 But he isn’t providing any easy clues。 So， with some careful planning， Anni sets out on a mission to find out the secret ingredients to this most special dish。 Will Anni get the answers she’s looking for…before it’s too late？
Reviews
Medeia Sharif
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Anni’s uncle makes the best biryani at his café， but he’s grumpy and keeps mum about his secret recipe。 Anni isn’t deterred and sets out to make the most scrumptious biryani。 I love a good foodie picture book， and this one delivers。 The story is adorable， the illustrations are vividly colorful， and it made me hungry。
E。 Edwards
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let's discuss this one。 i loved the illustrations。 they are just breathtaking and fun！！ so colorful and great。 but for me 。。。"kindle first" it was。 so being a Prime member i am able to pick 2 books that are available before they are to the public。 so， they will be available September 1st for others。 so that means i was reading on my kindle。 not a handheld （paperback or hard copy） so the pics and words cannot get any bigger which are super tiny。 u could get out the word enlarger 。。。but that is sm let's discuss this one。 i loved the illustrations。 they are just breathtaking and fun！！ so colorful and great。 but for me 。。。"kindle first" it was。 so being a Prime member i am able to pick 2 books that are available before they are to the public。 so， they will be available September 1st for others。 so that means i was reading on my kindle。 not a handheld （paperback or hard copy） so the pics and words cannot get any bigger which are super tiny。 u could get out the word enlarger 。。。but that is smile。 i think kindle should allow for enlarging but i don't see a way to do so？？ and i feel for kids or adults you wish to do that 。。。use their kindle instead of doing a real handheld book？ u know。 i mean i can't be the only one。 that is the reasoning for lower stars。 all should be able to experience a great book。 and this is a great book。 so awesome！！ just amazing！！ a lot of the times folks can afford to buy kindle and other versions。 u know？？！ just a thought to think on。 。。。more
Kathy
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Cute
Sonee Singh
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Delighted to see one of my favorite dishes represented in a kid’s book。 It was a sweet read。
Jessica
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Cute， but is the secret ingredient。。 msg？
Gabriella
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Beautiful illustrationsFun， loveable and full of biryani that makes me hungry just thinking about。 I am glad that the secret isn’t given away as they are are special to each person ther is no one best。 I loved it and hope that this shows someone that it isn’t worth giving up on your dreams; you must fight for them。
Andrea Silva Urzua
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colorful and funI just wished that the author talked more about what was going to do uncle and why he just disappear
Sandy
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This book is adorable。 Each wonderfully illustrated page encapsulates the irresistible aroma， flavor， and gorgeous color of biryani。 And now I'm hungry！ This book is adorable。 Each wonderfully illustrated page encapsulates the irresistible aroma， flavor， and gorgeous color of biryani。 And now I'm hungry！ 。。。more
Shari
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Delicious read！ Biryani is a new food for me。 I looked up the recipe， unfortunately， it's treif。 I admire Anni's persistence and determination。 Put this one in a text set with Bee Bim Bop and Fry Bread。 Delicious read！ Biryani is a new food for me。 I looked up the recipe， unfortunately， it's treif。 I admire Anni's persistence and determination。 Put this one in a text set with Bee Bim Bop and Fry Bread。 。。。more
Tara
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Wonderful book for kids that have an interest in cooking。 I think my nieces would love this book。 Off to look up recipes for biryani！
Skylaar Amann
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Anni Dreams of Biryani is an engaging story about a girl's quest to learn to make biryani like her uncle does。 This book is written with a dash of wit and delicious descriptions by Namita Moolani Mehra and illustrated in rich color and detail by Chaaya Prabhat。 This is a special story about food， culture， and family， and readers will enjoy the cooking adventures， enticing art， and satisfying story conclusion。 Anni Dreams of Biryani is an engaging story about a girl's quest to learn to make biryani like her uncle does。 This book is written with a dash of wit and delicious descriptions by Namita Moolani Mehra and illustrated in rich color and detail by Chaaya Prabhat。 This is a special story about food， culture， and family， and readers will enjoy the cooking adventures， enticing art， and satisfying story conclusion。 。。。more
Katie Mazeika
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"Anni Dreams of Biryani" introduces the reader to a lively neighborhood and a determined main character who loves to cook。 Through the story and Anni's questions， we learn all about Biryani。 Good thing there is a recipe link in the back matter because this book leaves the reader eager to try the dish for themselves！ "Anni Dreams of Biryani" introduces the reader to a lively neighborhood and a determined main character who loves to cook。 Through the story and Anni's questions， we learn all about Biryani。 Good thing there is a recipe link in the back matter because this book leaves the reader eager to try the dish for themselves！ 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a physical ARC of this book from the publisher at the 2022 ALA Annual conference。
Adriana
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Warm and inviting illustrations of Anni and her neighborhood along with her delightfully grumpy Uncle hook you into this tale of perseverance and mystery！ But seriously， what is the secret ingredient to Uncle's most delicious Biryani？！ I guess we'll have to make it 100 times to know for sure。 The story includes a recipe link to Biryani which is a deliciously fragrant rice dish。 Warm and inviting illustrations of Anni and her neighborhood along with her delightfully grumpy Uncle hook you into this tale of perseverance and mystery！ But seriously， what is the secret ingredient to Uncle's most delicious Biryani？！ I guess we'll have to make it 100 times to know for sure。 The story includes a recipe link to Biryani which is a deliciously fragrant rice dish。 。。。more
Carmela Coyle
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Anni yearns to uncover how owner of "Biryani Cafe"， Mr Arif （known as 'Uncle' to all） creates the most sumptuous Biryani dish for his restaurant， so Anni can make it for her own family。 Like any good investigator， she sets forth， with notebook in hand， to interview Uncle。 Eventually， and with a fair amount planning， plotting， and experimentation， Anni creates her own Biryani！ Sadly， to her， it’s just not quite the same。 But Anni never gives up in her quest for answers。 And along the way she lear Anni yearns to uncover how owner of "Biryani Cafe"， Mr Arif （known as 'Uncle' to all） creates the most sumptuous Biryani dish for his restaurant， so Anni can make it for her own family。 Like any good investigator， she sets forth， with notebook in hand， to interview Uncle。 Eventually， and with a fair amount planning， plotting， and experimentation， Anni creates her own Biryani！ Sadly， to her， it’s just not quite the same。 But Anni never gives up in her quest for answers。 And along the way she learns to trust that things have a mysterious way of working out。 The story is delightfully told by cookbook author and social-impact business owner of Indian Spicebox， Namita Moolani Mehrs。 The illustrator， Chaaya Prabhat joyfully uses a palette of spicy colors: saffron， turmeric， coriander， cardamon， ginger… Don’t miss the backmatter at the end of the book for some history about world famous Biryani， and a recipe link！ 。。。more
Karen Yin
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When Anni cooked biryani， it was never as good as the cafe owner's， who everyone called Uncle。 In her quest to learn from Uncle， she asked him one question per week till he got annoyed。 When she made biryani for her family from her careful notes， they loved it！ But she knew an ingredient or more were missing。 But what？ With scrumptiously vivid descriptions and colors and some historical and cultural tidbits in the back matter， this book will make you drool and dream of biryani too。 When Anni cooked biryani， it was never as good as the cafe owner's， who everyone called Uncle。 In her quest to learn from Uncle， she asked him one question per week till he got annoyed。 When she made biryani for her family from her careful notes， they loved it！ But she knew an ingredient or more were missing。 But what？ With scrumptiously vivid descriptions and colors and some historical and cultural tidbits in the back matter， this book will make you drool and dream of biryani too。 。。。more
Phaea Crede
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Mehra and Prabhat created a luscious， multilayered world in this story about a girl trying to learn the secret to making biryani the way the beloved， grumpy cafe owner does。 This story is also a love letter to biryani and it made me VERY hungry。
Carol Ekster
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Sweet intergerational story about the love of food， passing down recipes， and the universal truth how food conects us in all cultures。 Takes place in a vibrant community where we get a wonderful sense of place。 Gorgeous illustrations！
Jeni Chen
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I am salivating from reading this book although I've never tried Biryani！ I have to try it now after reading about Anni's passion and perseverance of making the best Biryani like her uncle。 The illustrations are so beautiful that I can smell and taste the Biryani！ I am salivating from reading this book although I've never tried Biryani！ I have to try it now after reading about Anni's passion and perseverance of making the best Biryani like her uncle。 The illustrations are so beautiful that I can smell and taste the Biryani！ 。。。more
Benson Shum
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Anni Dreams of Biryani by Namit Moolani Mehra and illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat is a delicious story about Anni and her dream of best biryani in the world。 Anni’s passion to learn how to cook biryani is so relatable。 For those who love to eat， this book will make you want to order biryani right after you’re done reading！ The illustrations by Chaaya are full of color and you can smell the aroma of the spices！ Great back matter with the history of biryani and what goes into making this delicious d Anni Dreams of Biryani by Namit Moolani Mehra and illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat is a delicious story about Anni and her dream of best biryani in the world。 Anni’s passion to learn how to cook biryani is so relatable。 For those who love to eat， this book will make you want to order biryani right after you’re done reading！ The illustrations by Chaaya are full of color and you can smell the aroma of the spices！ Great back matter with the history of biryani and what goes into making this delicious dish！ 。。。more
Helen Wu
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I love books about food， family and traditions。 Featuring a determined and creative Indian girl， this heartwarming tale is a great addition to any multicultural food collection！
Beth Anderson
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Another wonderful book about culture and food traditions！ Anni is a lively character depicted in engaging illustrations。 What a treat to be introduced to a dish from India by a children's book！ Pair this story with Abuelita and I Make Flan for some international exploration。 And then start cooking！ Another wonderful book about culture and food traditions！ Anni is a lively character depicted in engaging illustrations。 What a treat to be introduced to a dish from India by a children's book！ Pair this story with Abuelita and I Make Flan for some international exploration。 And then start cooking！ 。。。more
Sarah Hovorka
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This is a colorful and fun book about a girl who wants to learn to make biryani as good as "uncle" who owns the neighborhood cafe。 With some perseverance， careful questions， and eventually sharing of the secret ingredient， Anni realizes her dream。 This is a colorful and fun book about a girl who wants to learn to make biryani as good as "uncle" who owns the neighborhood cafe。 With some perseverance， careful questions， and eventually sharing of the secret ingredient， Anni realizes her dream。 。。。more
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