Indian Cuisines: The Superb Flavor Of Chicken Biryani

Biryani is a rice based food that includes meat or veggies as the main ingredient. Lots of herbs and spices go into making Biryani and the meat and veggies are encrusted and cooked. Biryani in Persian means cooking and roasting and the word Biryani springs from the same.

This very scrumptious dish has its origins in Persia. The story goes that the nomads and the tribals carried lots of dried meat and rice with them while they traveled, and they layered the rice and the meat and added some dry herbs and nuts and allow it to seethe on a wood fire for a short time and then buried it under the sand for a couple of hours, after which the dish was considered ready. It was a fairly simple way of preparing Biryani those days, making use of nature and her resources.

Biryani has taken a variety of forms since then, and gone on to become a gourmet dish, that has been evolved and fine-tuned to such an extent, that now one comes across at least 50 varieties of Biryanis. I may be wrong there, as the number may be greater.

Biryani has meat and rice as its basic ingredients. The rest of the ingredients, differ depending on the variety and style of the Biryani being cooked.

Hyderabad in India is known as the Biryani capital of the world. There are mind boggling styles of Biryanis prepared here at different restaurants. Few of those recipes are tightly guarded by restaurants and families, as they have been handed down through numerous generations. The Mughals brought Biryani with them when they invaded India. It is one of the many influences that came to India with the Mughals and became particularly popular here and with time have further evolved. It also took on some local flavors to suit the spice loving Indians.

A great Biryani consists of nicely cooked meat and the right mix of spices and herbs, baked together with rice. The Rice and Meat is not combined while cooking. They’re both cooked separately. The last stage of the cooking consists of layering the two alternatively and usually cooked either in an oven or on conventional wood fire, utilizing low heat.

For added information on the numerous varieties of chicken biriyani please check out the ifood community at chicken biryani Those interested in vegetable biryani recipes can take a look at vegetable biryani recipes

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