Excerpt from the Book "The Marriage Bureau for Rich People" by Farhad Zama

"The menu at  South Indian Muslim wedding feast is always the same - mutton biryani, brinjal, and bottle-gourd side dish as a sauce, and a coconut and onion raita.  Long after everything else is forgotten and the bride has become  a matron with grown-up children, the biryani will still be remembered and used to grade the quality of the wedding celebration."