Biryani is a well-known dish that requires time and experience to prepare, but it is well worth the effort. Lamb, chicken, fish, or layered vegetables with long-grained rice (like basmati), a rich sauce, and fragrant spices like saffron. The biryani is then cooked over a low flame covered and its lid sealed with dough.

Although there are significant variations on the origins of this meal, most experts agree that it originated in Persia as a simple rice and meat dish before moving to India.

Let’s get to know more about Biryani and its history.

For millennia, biryani has been satisfying hunger. Do you know how it got from Persia to your plate, though? The history of the origin of this delicious dish is the subject of several theories.

A most common theory is that Mughals brought this dish to India. The Mughal imperial kitchen helped to refine the dish of biryani. The development of Biryani is the subject of several legends. One of the most well-known is the tale of Shah Jahan’s bride Mumtaz Mahal. The Mughal soldiers to have appeared underfed when Mumtaz visited the army barracks.

She instructed the chefs to prepare a dish containing rice and meat so that the soldiers would have a balanced diet. The meal was prepared with saffron and spices and grilled over a wood fire.

According to a different narrative, Taimur, the Turko-Mongol ruler, brought Biryani to India around 1398. Even the Hyderabadi Nizams and the Lucknowi Nawabs were renowned for enjoying this delicacy.