Biryani

Rice-based dish from South Asia BiryaniHyderabad-style biryaniCourseMain dishRegion or stateSouth AsiaServing temperatureHotMain ingredients Meat Rice Spices Yoghurt (curd) Cookbook: Biryani Media: Biryani Biryani is a mixed rice dish traditionally made with rice, meat (chicken, goat, beef), seafood (prawns or fish), or vegetables, and spices. It was present in Mughal-era India, though whether it was created there is debated. It is thought to derive from a Persian rice dish, either pilau or birinj biryan. The dish makes use of slow-cooking as in Persian pilau, combined with Persian-style yoghurt-marinated meat and a spicy Indian style of cooking; it was likely developed in the Mughal court kitchens. It is also possible that biryani was brought to South India before the Mughal era, or that pilau was brought to India and biryani was developed from it before being adopted by the Mughals. Biryani is one of the most popular dishes in South Asia and among the South Asian diaspora. The dish is often associated with the region's Muslim population in particular, but is nevertheless a mainstream culinary staple embraced by every demographic. Similar dishes are prepared in many other countrie