Three Indian dishes are included in the list of the 100 Best Dishes in the World

Indian food is known for its vibrant colors and intense flavors. From the richness of dal makhani to fragrant biryani, Indian food offers an array of delicacies that are celebrated around the world. Recognizing the same, Taste Atlas recently released the list of “100 Best Dishes in the World” and has included 4 iconic dishes in it. Scroll down to read about them.

Murgh Makhani

This chicken dish is at 29th position. Also known as Butter Chicken, the dish originated in Delhi during the 1950s, when a man named Kundan Lal Gujral opened his restaurant called Moti Mahal, the Taste Atlas website reads. The restaurant’s cooks combined leftover marinade juices with tomatoes and butter, and then stewed the tandoor-cooked chicken in it, without even knowing that they had accidentally stumbled upon one of the most loved dishes ever and a future international delicacy.

Hyderabadi Biryani

This renowned rice dish ranks 31st and is a South Indian specialty made with basmati rice, goat, mutton, or chicken, along with lemon, yogurt, onions, and saffron. The dish is primarily available in two forms – kachchi (raw) and pakki (cooked). It is often claimed that the distinctive flavor of Hyderabadi biryani arises from the unique method of cooking raw rice and raw meat simultaneously with a blend of exotic spices, in contrast to other regions where meat and rice are prepared separately. As stated on the website, this special cooking technique, referred to as dum, is thought to have originated from Persia during the Mughal era in India.

Chicken 65

This chicken preparation is at 97th position and is native to Chennai. It consists of deep-fried chicken that is marinated in ginger, lemon, red chilles, and a variety of other spices. According to the website, there are a few theories about the origin of chicken 65. The most popular theory says that it was created in Tamil Nadu by A. M. Buhari in 1965. Another one says that the original dish was made with 65 hot chili peppers, as a testament of manliness. There are also some unlikely theories, such as the one claiming that the chicken was cut into 65 pieces, or that the chicken was 65 days old when the dish was prepared.