Biryani

Biryani, biriani, buriyani, beryani or beriani ( Malayalam: ബിരിയാണി, Kannada: ಬಿರಿಯಾನಿ, Tamil: பிரியாணி, Hindi: बिरयानी, Telugu: బిర్యాని, Sinhalese:බුරියානි, Urdu: بریانی) is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) (بریان) which means "fried" or "roasted".

In countries of the Indian sub-continent, the recipe of biryani has evolved to its current form but the origin of biryani was in the kitchen of Mughal Emperors.Lucknow and Delhi are the main center of biryani and other Mughlai cuisine. Local variants of this dish are popular not only in the Indian Subcontinent but also in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and within various Asian expatriate communities globally.