TheMealDB

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Not a mockup — this is what TheMealDB actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 794 ms).

{
  "meals": [
    {
      "idMeal": "52805",
      "strMeal": "Lamb Biryani",
      "strMealAlternate": null,
      "strCategory": "Lamb",
      "strArea": "India",
      "strCountry": "India",
      "strInstructions": "Grind the cashew, poppy seeds and cumin seeds into a smooth paste, using as little water as possible. Set aside. \r\n\r\nDeep fry the sliced onions when it is hot. Don’t overcrowd the oil. When the onions turn light brown, remove from oil and drain on paper towel. The fried onion will crisp up as it drains. Also fry the cashewnuts till golden brown. Set aside.\r\n\r\nWash the rice and soak in water for twenty minutes.\r\nMeanwhile, take a big wide pan, add oil in medium heat

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call TheMealDB — pick your weapon.

// TheMealDB — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s=biryani");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

# TheMealDB with Python requests
import requests

r = requests.get("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s=biryani")
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())

# TheMealDB from your terminal
curl "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s=biryani"

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