Best Pulav and Pulao | Taste of India

Looking for the best pulav in Charlotte? Godavari serves one of the widest pulav and pulao lineups in the University City area, all cooked with fragrant basmati and bold Andhra spices. Try our Andhra Chicken Pulav, Afghani Chicken Pulav, Ghee Roast Chicken Pulav, and the house-favorite Raja Rani Chicken Pulav. Vegetarians get Andhra Paneer Pulav and Andhra Mushroom Pulav, and seafood lovers can go for Andhra Shrimp Pulav or Royala Vepudu Pulav. We also serve rich Goat Ghee Roast Pulav for those who want something hearty. Whether you spell it pulav or pulao, it is the dish to order when you want the flavor of biryani in a lighter, spice-forward plate. Perfect whether you are near UNCC, in University City, or driving in from Concord, Harrisburg, or Huntersville. We are open late, so pure South Indian, Hyderabad and Vijayawada street-style flavors are ready whenever you are. Come hungry.

Pulav is one of the oldest rice dishes in the world, cooked across Persia and India for centuries before biryani ever existed. Where biryani layers, pulav cooks the rice and spices together, letting every grain soak up the flavor from the start. It became the everyday feast rice of South Asian homes. We honor that with one of the widest pulav lineups around, each variety spice-forward and fragrant, the lighter cousin of biryani done the Andhra way.