No other Indian food has as many stories to tell as a biryani does. The stories of biriyani are as varied as the taste and flavour of the dish across the country. When we eat the first morsel of the biriyani, we wonder – Who was the person who first thought of such an amazing thing and what must have been the idea behind it! Let us try and unravel those biriyani mysteries. Biryani is derived from Farsi or Persian word Biriyan meaning “fried before cooking”. It is believed to have first origin
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If Chennai is a city and Madras is an emotion, there are so many facets that have contributed in this 379+ year old journey of Namma Chennai. Be it the December floods or the Marina protests, the Chennai super kings or the Chennayin FC, the Chennai people have always stood by each other at all times. One such emotion which unites the city ALL TIME is Chennai’s love for Biryani – That which brings happy tears and happiness with all of us amidst sad or good or what-so-ever comes by.
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When Biryani is given the ROYAL treatment in all sense !! The above line is a perfect attribution to the BEHROUZ Biryani. The packaging in itself is alluringly royal – a big box which looks like it is sent direct from the Nizam’s Palace Kitchen. When you can’t control the urge and open it, you are treated with a grand welcome story, which uncovers like this.., A 2000 YEAR OLD RECIPE REDISCOVERED On a hot day, after miles of digging in the erstwhile region of Persia, Archeologists chanced up
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