India/Persia

3 dishes

Biryani

India/Persia1500s

Derived from Persian birinj meaning rice. The Mughals brought layered rice dishes to India. Lucknow ...

Naan

India/Persia1300s

Leavened flatbread cooked slapped against the wall of a blazing tandoor oven. The word naan is Persi...

Gulab Jamun

India/PersiaMedieval

Fried milk-solid dumplings soaked in rose and cardamom syrup. The name means rose berry in Persian a...