Albanian Baked Rice with Milk, Feta, Peppers and Dill

Alvaniko Briami

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Foods of the Greek Islands

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 2000

  • About

MY COUSIN Leonidas Harvalias, who lives on Kea, got the recipe for this dish from the Albanian immigrants who work on the island. It has become part of our family’s permanent repertoire and is one of our favorite casseroles. The name briami comes from the Persian biryan. Maria Kaneva, in her book The Melting Pot: Balkan Food and Cookery, writes that there are many versions of the dish, which can be traced to the Balkans in the