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The history of chicken biryani is as rich as the taste and aroma it imprints in your memory, replacing all the meals you thought were your favourite. Its name, biryani is derived from the Persian word birian which means fried before cooking.
Where the dish originated from still remains a misery as different theories keep circulating from Indian traders to Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan's queen, who ordered cooks to prepare a balanced diet dish (biryani) for the soldiers.
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