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Chicken Biryani Recipe

Chicken

africanbites.com · 2018 · 5 -6 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 96% of recipes and more salt than 89%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 319 biryani recipes, per 100 g of uncooked rice.

  • More meat, fish or egg than 96% of recipes: 337% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 89% of recipes: 4.9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Fewer onions than 79% of recipes: 30% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about half as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 337%, 97th percentileYogurt: 19%, 41st percentileOnions: 30%, 19th percentileGhee or oil: 9.2%, 32nd percentileMint and coriander: 0.5%, 47th percentileSpices: 4.5%, 49th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 4.9%, 90th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (27)

  • 2 1/2 -3 pound chicken thighs ( (about 5-6))1247 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic≈ 2.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger≈ 2 g
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon cumin spice≈ 1.1 g
  • For a more flavorful chicken add more spices like curry, paprika, coriander, chill, ((about 1/2 teaspoon each))n/a
  • ¼ -⅓ cup yogurt≈ 72 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons cooking oil/butter/Ghee≈ 34 g
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger≈ 4 g
  • 1 medium onion chopped≈ 110 g
  • 1 small jalapenos pepper (, deseeded and chopped)n/a
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin spice≈ 2.1 g
  • 3-4 cardamon pods (, cracked teaspoon)n/a
  • 1 teaspoon curry spice≈ 2.6 g
  • 1-2 cinnamon stick≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon chilli spice ((optional))≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika≈ 2.3 g
  • ½-1 teaspoon or more white/black pepper≈ 1.7 g
  • 1/3 -1/2 cup cashew ((optional))≈ 99 g
  • 2 cups Basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • 1 red bell pepper (, chopped)≈ 120 g
  • 4 cups Liquid Broth or water, and/or coconut milk≈ 948 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt or more adjust to taste≈ 9 g
  • 2 tablespoons or more cilantro ((optional))≈ 2 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 3056 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Meat, fish or egg337% · 97th percentile
  • Yogurt19% · 41st percentile
  • Onions30% · 19th percentile
  • Ghee or oil9.2% · 32nd percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.5% · 47th percentile
  • Spices4.5% · 49th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt4.9% · 90th percentile

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