WHEN, WHY BIRIYANI WAS INVENTED.
HI FRIENDS TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE YUMMIEST FOOD, BIRIYANI.
BIRIYANI IS THE MOST EXOTIC AND AROTAMIC FOOD. IT IS A DISH WHICH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIKE TO EAT, EVEN TODAY... THOUGH IT WAS INVENTED MANY YEARS BACK. IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS SPICY TASTE, FRAGRANT rice, DELICATE MEAT.
Biryani has been satiating hunger for centuries. But, do you know its journey from Persia to your plate?
The word Biryani is derived from the Persian word Birian, which means ‘fried before cooking’, and Birinj, the Persian word for rice. There are various theories related to the origin of this scrumptious dish. Many historians believe that biryani originated from Persia and was brought to India by the Mughals. Biryani was further developed in the Mughal royal kitchen.
There are many legends associated with the evolution of Biryani. One of the popular being the story related to Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan. It is believed that when Mumtaz visited the army barracks, she found that
the Mughal soldiers looked undernourished. To provide a balanced diet to the soldiers, she asked the chefs to prepare dishes with meat and rice. The dish was whipped up with spices and saffron and cooked over a wood fire.
Another legend states that Biryani was brought to India by the Turk-Mongol conqueror, Taimur, in the year 1398. Even, Nizams of Hyderabad and Nawabs of Lucknow were known for their appreciation of this delicacy. Traditionally, Biryani was cooked over charcoal in an earthen pot.
On the contrary, a Mughal text of the 16th century refers to the biryani as an archaic term, being replaced by the modern pilaf. Yet another view is that the biryani originated in the south of India and has been derived from pilaf varieties brought to the Indian subcontinent by the Arab traders. . While there are multiple theories about how biryani made its way to India, it is generally accepted that it originated in West Asia. One legend has it that the Turk-Mongol conqueror, Timur, brought the precursor to the biryani with him when he arrived at the frontiers of India in 1398.
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