One popular misconception is that pulao or pulav is an Indian dish. There could have been a comparable dish in India at the time, but we don't know if it was called pulao or something similar. However, some accounts indicate that pulao began in central Asia, most likely with the Abbasid Caliphate, which is modern-day Baghdad. It spread from here to India, Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and elsewhere. The Biryani originated in India and spread throughout the world in its original form and modifications. And each region created a unique variation of the biryani based on the available ingredients and rice quality.