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 Origin Of Biryani The exact origin of the dish is uncertain, however, it has been suggested that it originated in   Persia . In   North India , different varieties of   biryani   developed.   According to the historian Lizzie Collingham, the modern  biryani  developed in the royal kitchens of the Mughal Empire (1526–1857) and is a mix of the native spicy rice dishes of South Asia and the Persian  polao .  I ndian restaurateur Kris Dhillon believes that the dish originated in Persia and was brought to South Asia by the Mughals. Salma Hossein, whom the BBC has dubbed the "doyenne of Islamic cooking in India," shares a similar view, asserting that biryani came to South Asia from Persia even before the Mughal era. Food scholar Pushpesh Pant also challenges the Mughal-origin claim, stating that it originated in Iran and that "there is no evidence that biryani first came to this land wit...

Stock markets are rebounding after a 6-month slump, but mutual fund SIP inflows are falling. Experts advise retail investors to stay invested during volatility and not stop SIPs. Learn what top financial advisors recommend for navigating the current market trends.     After being on a downswing for nearly six months, stock markets have started to rise again. The overall benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex,   spiked over the last four trading sessions   (up to Thursday), with the former rising 6.5 per cent and the latter 6.4 per cent during this period. Although trade tensions over  Trump’s tariffs  persist, the pause button pressed by  Donald Trump  has fuelled a sense of hope in markets worldwide. The overall bearish sentiment over the past few months has dissuaded investors from putting money into mutual funds. Inflows into  mutual funds SIPs  have been declining month after month. In January,  SIP inflows  stood at...