As a Biryani and Kabab lover all i can say is that i have an idea to start my own Restaurant dedicated to Biryanis and Kababs....!!!
I frequently browse the Net on about Biryani and Kabab's latest news and somedays back i came across another Biryani and Kabab fanatic by name Shantanu Ghosh who has his own blog about food and other interests and here he points out that Biryani was brought to India by Muslim Mughals some 500 years back and made it staple here...but i would like to correct him with my some salient points on this topic...
Firstly, The main ingredient in Biryani is Rice....which i say, we Hindus have been growing and eating this grain for thousands of years as our nation is richly endowed in growing them...but you cannot expect Rice Grows in Hilly Afghanistan, Dry Iran(Persia) and Central Asia(from where Mughals came) and Deserty Arabia.....
Secondly, all the world's Civilization since time immemorial have flocked to India for it's valuable Spices....(What Biryani without Spices)....
Thirdly, Meat eating has been part and parcel of Hindus since ancient times...Except Brahmins all other divisions which come below them have been eating meat...
Mixing Rice with spices and meat and vegetables has and have been a age old practice of Hindus as Muslims who are outsiders who came to India and they took fancy of it and made it a staple of theirs and also gave the name as Biryani....
Biryanis are made everywhere in India from Roadside eateries to Five star Hotels and most these are run by Muslims.....Nevertheless today in India it's a Multi Crore Business.....
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