Biryani Word Search
Free Biryani word search. We picked 12 themed words — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: BIRYANI, RICE, MASALA, GHEE, ONION, GARLIC, GINGER, CHICKEN, LAMB, MUTTON, YOGURT, SAFFRON.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Biryani word list, defined
- BIRYANI /ˌbɪriˈɑːni/ · noun
- An Indian and South Asian dish of spiced rice cooked together with meat, fish, or vegetables, typically layered and seasoned with saffron and aromatic spices. Related: pulao, pilaf.
- RICE /raɪs/ · noun
- A cereal grain first domesticated in China around 8,000 years ago. It is a staple food for more than half of the world's population. Related: grain, cereal, wheat, barley.
- MASALA /məˈsɑːlə/ · noun
- A blend of spices, typically including a combination of ground spices such as cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, and cayenne pepper, used to add flavor to dishes, particularly in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Related: spice blend, curry powder, garam masala.
- GHEE /ɡiː/ · noun
- Clarified butter, often used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It is made by heating butter to separate the butterfat from the milk solids. Related: clarified butter, drawn butter, butter oil, ghee butter.
- ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
- A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
- GARLIC /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/ · noun
- A plant with a strong-smelling bulb, often used in cooking to add flavor. Related: onion, leek, shallot, chive.
- GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun
- The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
- CHICKEN /ˈtʃɪk.ən/ · noun
- A domesticated farm bird (Gallus gallus domesticus) raised for its eggs and meat; also, informally, a cowardly or easily frightened person. Related: hen, fowl, pullet, biddy.
- LAMB /læm/ · noun
- A young sheep, especially one in its first year. A cut of meat from a sheep. Related: kid, young sheep, fleece, wool.
- MUTTON /ˈmʌtən/ · noun
- The flesh of a sheep, especially when cooked and eaten. A sheep, especially an old one. Related: lamb, sheep, goat, beef.
- YOGURT /jɔːɡərt/ · noun
- A semi-solid food made by bacterial fermentation of milk, often eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking. Related: curd, kefir, milk, buttermilk.
- SAFFRON /sæfrɒn/ · noun
- A spice obtained from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus flower, often used as a coloring agent in cooking. It is also used as a flavoring and is considered a luxury spice. Related: saffron threads, saffron stigmas, kesar, yellow crocus.
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