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Dabal Ka Meeta Vs Tiramisu

I have a friend coming over for lunch tomorrow. I began to make chicken pulao. After getting an idea of how to proceed, I dropped the recipe half way. We liked the pulao, better than biryani. I didnt use the coconut milk as I have never cooked with it and I was looking at making a spicy dish. When my sis and I were at a hostel in elementary school, our parents visited us on some weekends and brought us chicken rice. At a science fair at high school, my dad brought me a box with chicken and rice in it. That time I made a diorama.
This evening, going over the steps done for the dabal ka meeta, I can help thinking how similar it is to Tiramisu. Bread slices instead of lady fingers, soaked in sugar syrup instead of espresso liquid, doused into condensed milk instead of mascarpone.

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