Royal Biryani is an Indian restaurant at 159 Thomson Road, Goldhill Plaza, in Singapore's Novena district. It has a Google rating of 2.8 and little else published online, so it's worth confirming opening hours before visiting.
Biryani is the dish that separates a serious Indian kitchen from an ordinary one, and the test is the rice: long basmati grains, each distinct, layered through marinated meat and finished on dum, sealed so the flavours steep slowly. A cooling raita and a sharper salan exist to balance the spices, so order both. In Novena, where office and hospital crowds squeeze lunch into a narrow window, going slightly before or after midday often means a fresher batch from the pot. A full dining room is usually the surest sign the food is turning over quickly.
Royal Biryani sits among Goldhill Plaza's shops and offices on Thomson Road, a familiar stop for Novena workers and residents after a proper plate of biryani.