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 Chicken, mutton, fish, eggs or vegetables. In countries of the Indian sub-continent, the recipe of biryani has evolved to its current form but the origi
n of biryani was in the kitchen of Mughal Emperors. The Malabar Biriyani, variant of biriyani is a unique blend of ingredients and methods of preparation derived from South India. The meat along with the coriander seed paste and curd based broth is cooked till tender with spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and garlic. Later cooked with rice and ghee. Lime is added to achieve the tangy taste rather than tomato. The aroma and taste is a combination of the seeraga samba flaoured rice, meat and all the spices. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
