Masalay Dar Spicy Beef Biryani

Biryani is derived from the Persian word 'Birian'. In Farsi, Birian means 'Fried before Cooking'. In the olden days, rice was fried (without washing) in Ghee (Clarified butter). It did two things: 1) It gave the rice a nutty flavor 2) It burned the outside starch layer gelatinizing it. After the rice is stir-fried, it was boiled in water with spices till half cooked.