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Indian Food: The Wonderful Taste Of Chicken Biryani
Biryani is a rice based dish that contains meat or vegetables as the chief ingredient. Plenty of herbs and spices go into preparing Biryani and the meat and veggies are layered and cooked. Biryani in Persian pertains to cooking and roasting and the word Biryani is derived from the same.
Biryani stemmed from Persia and the legend has it that the nomads and tribals carried loads of rice and meat on their extended journeys and they cultivated the culture of layering meat and rice and cooking them as one after sprinkling ample nuts and dry herbs. The customary approach consisted of simmering and cooking the mix under fire and then burying it under sand for hours together before the dish was deemed ready. The traditional form of Biryani has since then been improvised and modernized according to convenience
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 Rice and Meat as its essential ingredients. The rest of the ingredients, vary based on the variety and style of the Biryani being prepared.
There are many varieties of Biryani within India with each city having its own style, but perhaps Biryani from Hyderabad is the most famous of the lot. Believe it or not, some of the biryani recipes are secretly protected by restaurants and families across generations. Biryani was infact brought to India by the Mughals which was then improvised by the local Indians to suit their spice craving.
A great Biryani consists of well cooked meat and the right mix of spices and herbs, cooked together with rice. The meat and rice is not mixed while cooking. They are both cooked separately. The final stage of the preparation consists of layering the 2 alternatively and usually cooked either in an oven or on traditional wood fire, utilizing gentle heat.
For more details on the various kinds of chicken biryani please visit the ifood community at chicken biryani recipes Those interested in vegetable biriyani can take a look at vegetable biryani recipes
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