India, Nov. 26 -- If you love biryani so much that you deliberately order extra just to enjoy it again the next day, here's some delicious news - keep doing it. Leftover biryani, once refrigerated, doesn't just taste amazing; it actually transforms into a powerful gut-friendly food. Thanks to the way cooled rice, spices, vegetables and meat change after a night in the fridge, your favourite comfort dish can help feed your gut microbiome, boost microbial diversity, and offer surprising nutritional benefits.

Dr Karan Rajan, a UK-based surgeon and popular health content creator, has made a surprising case for leftover biryani - calling it a potent gut health food that nourishes beneficial bacteria and delivers antioxidants that support micr...