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⚪ Srilanka Chicken Biriyani

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Easy Sri Lankan restaurant style chicken Biryani (Buriyani/ බුරියානි) recipe with fried chicken. A quick recipe to try for your next party/ celebration. Sri Lankan Chicken Biryani or as many of the locals call it “Buriyani /බුරියානි” is a famous and delicious rice pilaf dish that is mostly served on special occasions. I’m not sure about the history or from whom Sri Lankans adapted this dish, but I can definitely say this dish is very different from the famous  indian dum biryani  where the par-cooked rice and meat is cooked in a sealed vessel. Although I see many similarities between Indian chicken pulao (pilaf) dishes, South Indian Biryanis, and Sri Lankan Biryanis. We find mainly two kinds of Biryanis in Sri Lanka. One where the chicken and rice are cooked together and serve together. But my favorite biryani is where I get biryani rice with a separate fried chicken leg, eggs, and onion salad on the side. The first type of biryani is more common in home cooking while most

Food

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Food  is any substance consumed to provide  nutritional  support for an  organism . Food is usually of  plant ,  animal , or  fungal  origin, and contains essential  nutrients , such as  carbohydrates ,  fats ,  proteins ,  vitamins , or  minerals . The substance is  ingested  by an  organism  and assimilated by the organism's  cells  to provide  energy , maintain life, or stimulate growth. Different species of animals have different  feeding behaviours  that satisfy the needs of their unique  metabolisms , often evolved to fill a specific  ecological niche  within specific geographical contexts. Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. Historically, humans secured food through two main methods: hunting and gathering and agriculture. As agricultural technologies increased, humans settled into agriculture lifestyles with diets shaped by the agriculture opportunities in their geography. Geographic and cultural di