FLAVOURS OF BIRIYANI
Who doesn't love eating Biriyani? Flavoured rice, cooked with meat and natural spices, this mouth-watering aromatic platter is sure to give you gastronomic delights. Although the origin of Biriyani is not known, it is believed to have come from Persia -- where they cooked the dish for their soldiers -- into India with a little help with the Mughals. Whereas, some stories speak of Arab traders bringing in the flavoured rice to Calicut, Kerala, via the Arabian Sea or it was brought to South Asia by the Turkish during the Delhi Sultanate. Biriyani is derived from the Persian word ‘Birian’ meaning ‘fried before cooking’. This means the rice is fried (without washing) in ghee which gives it the nutty flavour and the burnt outside starch layer gelatinize it. The intense influence of Mughal Arabic culture, on our country, made Biriyani a popular delicacy in the Indian menu. Culinary experts here experimented and exposed varieties to this legendary aromatic preparatio