biryani
Saybi-ree-AH-nee/ˌbɪɹiˈɑni/UK/ˌbɪɹiˈɑːni/
Pluralbiryanis
- 1A rice dish cooked with spices and usually meat or vegetables mixed in.
Like fried rice, but cooked with strong spices and meat or vegetables stirred through it.
We ordered chicken biryani for dinner last night.
The biryani was full of warm spices and soft pieces of lamb.
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Origin
From Hindustani biryānī, which comes from Persian biryānī, based on a word meaning "roast".