Celebrating Eid with Biryani, Delhi

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If you have not yet visited Old Delhi during Eid then you have missed out on the yummiest biryani ever. You pay just rupees 15 for 250 grams and get a plate full of this mouth watering dish. This video takes you to Old Delhi andd its street food. Eid-ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast". The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal. Eid-ul-Fitr has a particular salah (Islamic prayer) consisting of two raka'ah (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. I