All about Biryani

Here are some links about a popular dish in India: Biryani
This is a complete meal with protein, carbs and fat. This is a dish of Mughlai cuisine, basically developed with the persian cooks who belonged to the court of the persian Mughal kings of India.

This article talks a lot about the method of cooking Biryani and the difference between Biryani and Pulao both of which are rice dishes: link
Dum Pukht is the traditional method where an earthern pot called Handi is filled with ingredients (rice, meat or veg, spices, etc.) and sealed with dough. It is then kept on hot coals which turn the pot into an oven. The ingredients cook with their own steam which forms inside the pot and remains trapped in it due to the dough seal. Pretty neat!

More links:
wikipedia link
History of Biryani

By authentic standards my recipe for Vegetable Biryani is not a Biryani but a Pulao.
Biryani making process is a bit complex as described here

Armed with all these good information, i cannot wait to craft my own easy to make version of Biryani. I will post the recipe and the method once i figure this out.