biryani
/ˌbɪriˈɑːni/noun
उच्चारण बिरिआनी
बिरयानी
Basic word
- 1
[U, C]
a South Asian dish made with rice, spices and meat, fish or vegetables
बिरयानी
- Hyderabadi biryani
- We ordered chicken biryani and a bowl of raita.
- Her mother makes biryani on special occasions.
+ 1 more example
- The restaurant is famous for its mutton biryani.
Synonyms pulao rice dish
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
biryani (uncountable / countable noun)
Biryani is uncountable when you mean the food (some biryani) and countable when you mean kinds or servings (two biryanis, a chicken biryani).
भोजन के अर्थ में 'biryani' uncountable है (some biryani); प्रकार या थालियों के अर्थ में countable (two biryanis, a chicken biryani)।
- Biryani is eaten with raita and salad.
- The restaurant serves three biryanis: chicken, mutton and vegetable.
a plate / portion / pot of biryani
Use a measure phrase to count: a plate of, a portion of, a handi of.
गिनती के लिए a plate of, a portion of, a handi of जैसे माप-वाक्यांश आते हैं।
- We ordered two plates of biryani for the four of us.
- She cooked a big pot of biryani for the guests.
ingredient + biryani
The main ingredient comes before the word: chicken biryani, egg biryani, vegetable biryani.
मुख्य सामग्री का नाम biryani से पहले आता है: chicken biryani, egg biryani।
- Radhika prefers egg biryani to mutton biryani.
place-name + biryani
A city name shows the style: Hyderabadi biryani, Lucknowi biryani, Kolkata biryani.
शहर का नाम शैली बताता है: Hyderabadi biryani, Lucknowi biryani।
- Hyderabadi biryani is cooked on dum, with rice and meat sealed in one pot.
+Collocations 4
verb + biryani
cookorderservelayerseal
- The cook layered the rice and meat before sealing the pot with dough.
adjective + biryani
fragrantspicydumaromaticfiery
- The aromatic biryani filled the whole street with its smell.
biryani + with
with raitawith salanwith boiled eggwith onion salad
- Biryani with raita is the usual Sunday lunch in many homes.
biryani + noun
masalaricepotstallfestival
- The biryani stall near the station opens at noon.
“More examples 6
- Hyderabad is famous for its biryani all over the world.
हैदराबाद अपनी biryani के लिए पूरी दुनिया में प्रसिद्ध है।
- On Eid, Radhika's neighbour sends a plate of biryani to every house on the street.
ईद पर राधिका की पड़ोसन गली के हर घर में biryani की एक थाली भेजती हैं।
- The secret of a good biryani lies in the rice, which must be cooked only to three-quarters.
अच्छी biryani का रहस्य चावल में है, जिसे केवल तीन-चौथाई पकाना चाहिए।
- After the cricket match, the whole team went out for biryani.
क्रिकेट मैच के बाद पूरी टीम biryani खाने बाहर गई।
- Arjun ordered a vegetable biryani because his friend was vegetarian.
अर्जुन ने सब्ज़ी biryani मँगाई क्योंकि उसका मित्र शाकाहारी था।
- Biryani is a one-pot meal, so there are few dishes to wash afterwards.
Biryani एक ही बर्तन में बनने वाला भोजन है, इसलिए बाद में धोने के बर्तन कम रहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have eaten a biryani yesterday.
✓ I ate biryani yesterday.
A past time word like yesterday needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' जैसे बीते समय के शब्द के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
✗ The biryani are very tasty.
✓ The biryani is very tasty.
As a food, biryani takes a singular verb.
भोजन के रूप में biryani के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These rice dishes are often confused but are cooked differently.
ये चावल के पकवान अक्सर आपस में गड़बड़ा जाते हैं, पर इन्हें अलग तरीके से पकाया जाता है।
Rice and meat or vegetables are cooked in layers, usually sealed and steamed together.
चावल और मांस या सब्ज़ियों को परतों में पकाया जाता है, प्रायः बंद करके भाप में।
- The biryani was cooked on dum.
Rice and other ingredients are cooked together in stock; milder and less layered.
चावल और अन्य सामग्री को शोरबे में साथ पकाया जाता है; अपेक्षाकृत हल्का और बिना परतों का।
- She made a mild vegetable pulao.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pulao rice dish
?Which word?
Keep apart biryani (rice and meat or vegetables cooked in layers, with stronger spices) and pulao (rice cooked with vegetables or meat in one pot, milder).
Biryani (परतों में पके चावल और मांस या सब्ज़ियाँ, तेज़ मसाले) और pulao (एक बर्तन में सब्ज़ियों या मांस के साथ पके चावल, हल्का) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Hyderabadi, Lucknowi (Awadhi) and Kolkata biryanis are famous.
हैदराबादी, लखनवी (अवधी) और कोलकाता बिरयानी प्रसिद्ध हैं।