Biryani, biriani, biriyani, buriyani, beryani or beriani (Kannada: ಬಿರಿಯಾನಿ, Arabic/Urdu: بریانی, Bengali: বিরিয়ানি, Hindi: बिरयानी, Punjabi: ਬਿਰਯਾਨੀ, Malayalam: ബിരിയാണി, Tamil: பிரியாணி, Telugu: బిర్యాని, Sinhala: බුරියානි) is a rice-based dish made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and chicken, mutton, fish, eggs, or vegetables.
The name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) (بریان) which means "fried" or "roasted".[1] Biryani was believed to have been invented in the kitchen of the Muslim Mughal Emperors. It is very popular in South Asia and is a key element of the South Asian cuisine. Kolkata, Hyderabad, Malabar, Delhi, Agra, Dhaka, Kashmir, , Lucknow and Lahore, are the main centres of biryani cuisine. A typical biryani meal provides 500 kCal of energy.
Courtesy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briyani
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