Wayanadan Khyma Rice

Wayanadan Khyma Rice is a rice based dish blended with spices and chicken. As it is the only biriyani recipe in Kerala cuisine, it can also be called Kerala Biriyani.

The main difference between Thalassery Biriyani and others is that it uses only Khaima/Jeerakasala rice - a short-grain, thin rice which is also called biriyani rice in Kerala. The dish does not use basmati rice. Biriyani is an exotic dish of Mughal origin, but thie variant is an indigenous recipe of Malabar. It is a symbol of the cultural amalgamation of Mughal and Malabari cuisines.