Biryani is a South Asian mixed rice dish with its origins among the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. It is popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. It is made with spices, rice and meat (chicken, mutton, beef, prawn, or fish). Sometimes egg is also added. In biryani, meat and rice are cooked separately before being layered and cooked together. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biryani)