biryani

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Hyderabad House offers biryani, a rice-based food made with spices, rice and an assortment of meat or vegetables.

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  1. noun An Indian dish containing meat, fish, or vegetables and rice flavored with saffron or turmeric.

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  • Great biryani is hard to find in New York, but a few places take the South Asian rice dish seriously. —  Serious Eats: New York
  • Hyderabad House offers biryani, a rice-based food made with spices, rice and an assortment of meat or vegetables. —  Paly Voice
  • The name, "biryani," comes from the Persian word beryan, which means "fried" or "roasted." —  Paly Voice
  • At Hyderabad House, the biryani is available with chicken, mutton or vegetables. —  Paly Voice
  • The vegetable dum biryani ($8.95) is served piping hot and is colorful and aesthetically pleasing. —  Paly Voice
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  1. Hindi or Urdu biryānī, from Persian beryā, roasted, grilled, from berīdan, berī-, to roast.
 

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