Your posting here is actually a priceless gem, one that should be circulated widely. It had me in splits really...I dont know what they sent you when you asked for a Bhuna "Ghost"..! I always ask for a Bhuna "Gosht" and get exactly that, a Bhuna "Gosht" which means Mutton (not lamb - there is a huge difference in lamb & mutton - and if you are a connoisseur of Hyderabadi cuisine as you seem to suggest, you should know that authentic biryanis are made with mutton and not lamb). And incidentally, "Ghost" is a spirit, a "bhoot", in English...

Now for your next lesson in non-vegetarianism: leg pieces of poultry are the most sought after in North India, and the most expensive anywhere. In fact I saw an ad of Viva Hyderabad once proudly claiming that they are the only people around that promise two leg pieces in their chicken biryani. Why would anyone shout this from the rooftops if leg pieces were cheap?

As far as "healthiness" is concerned, chicken legs are as healthy as chicken breast or chicken wings. Hence you seem to e carrying a misguided notion that leg pieces are cheap or unhealthy. So my friend, if you have been missing out on life by avoiding leg pieces, stop worrying and start living. I hope you will thank me for this!

Finally, you also seem to be struggling for the spelling of this new rice dish...it is not briyani or birayani as you mention...it is Biryani: b i r y a n i. Hope you get that.

Finally I have nothing for or against Viva Hyderabad. I like biryanis at 3-4 places in the Delhi region, the others being Al Kauser, Karims, a guy in Old Delhi and Bukhara at the Sheraton. I have called for food from Viva a few times and have been satisfied. Apart from these few biryani places, I found rest of them dish out pulaos labeled as biryanis. And Viva is the only place that serves layered biryanis. So lets give these guys some credit and not say they are serving steamed rice...which is as laughable as your looking for Bhuna "Ghost" as your Sunday lunch fix.

Enjoy!