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'That's my day job, and this is my dream job,” she said.

They moved to Cedar Rapids from Moline for work. Revankar moved to the United States 14 years ago because her husband grew up here. You will begin to receive our weekly Chew on This newsletter. Before that he managed restaurants in Texas. 'I thought food businesses were the best for me, because I'm a foodie,” he said. Mahesh Reddy said he was always interested in starting a business and knew restaurants were where he should focus. Revankar said the Cedar Rapids location features its own dishes and recipes, but the biryani masala - the spice mix - is licensed from the Persis company. Persis is a franchise with independently owned locations across the country, including one in West Des Moines. Mahesh Reddy is also the manager and brought years of restaurant experience to the venture. Revankar partnered with cousins Mahesh and Chandrashekar Reddy to open the restaurant. 'All the spices that go into it, the creation - it's an art, and it's chemistry, too.” 'The aroma, you can't beat that,” Revankar said. At Persis, the ingredients are slowly cooked together in an enclosed pot, and the dish is topped with crispy fried onions and served with a slice of lemon and a hard boiled egg. Dum biryani is a specialty of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Biryani is a rice dish mixed with meat, vegetables and spices, but there are different varieties across South Asia.

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