Biryani, biriani, or beriani (Malayalam: ബിരിയാണി, Nastaliq script:بریانی, Hindi: बिरयानी, Telugu: బిర్యాని, Urdu: بریانی, Bengali: বিরয়ানী, Arabic: برياني, Marathi: बिर्याणी, Tamil: பிரயாணி, Kannada: ಬಿರಿಯಾನಿ) is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) (بریان) which means "fried" or "roasted".




