Biryani is it just fried rice with an Indian spice

[JerryM]

the thing that interest's me is are there any other essential ingredients to add in to the recipe.

my essentials being: almond flake, coconut flour, spiced oil

i also have in mind to add in marrowfat peas at some point. i know it sounds odd but my fav restaurant does it and it works a treat.

there are still a few flavours though that i feel are missing - hence any thoughts particularly toward the Persian or Malayan variations.

i've tried apricot for example and it works ok ish but not the full picture.