Definition of "biryani" [biryani]

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

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• "A synopsis of a complicated recipe: The typical recipe for a biryani is a mile-long and quite intimidating, but if the recipe introduction says something like, "Saffron-flavored rice is layered with spicy vegetables and fried onions", it suddenly makes the recipe more approachable."
• "Arundathi said ... oh wow that looks fantastic. a vegetarian biryani is so difficult to find! thanks for this link."
• "FWIW I tried the goat biryani from the non-veg Indian station in this place the other day, and it was ok."