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Chicken Biryani recipe

Chicken

Amour de cuisine · amourdecuisine.fr · 2025 · 6 servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 94% of recipes and more yogurt than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More onions than 94% of recipes: 162% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about 3 times as much.
  • More yogurt than 78% of recipes: 56% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about twice as much.
  • No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • Ghee or oil in the middle half of recipes: 22% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
Meat, fish or egg: 114%, 43rd percentileYogurt: 56%, 79th percentileOnions: 162%, 95th percentileGhee or oil: 22%, 77th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 6.6%, 73rd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • 4 large onions≈ 600 g
  • 3 to 4 chicken thighs≈ 420 g
  • 4 fresh tomatoes≈ 480 g
  • 4 garlic cloves≈ 12 g
  • Saltn/a
  • ½ tsp ground coriander seeds≈ 1.1 g
  • ½ tsp black pepper≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder≈ 0.8 g
  • 7 green cardamom pods≈ 1.8 g
  • 1 black cardamom pod≈ 0.3 g
  • 5 clovesn/a
  • 1 stick of cinnamon≈ 3 g
  • ½ tsp fresh ginger≈ 1 g
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds≈ 1.1 g
  • 2 tbsp garam masala≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 150 to 200 ml plain natural yogurt≈ 207 g
  • 1 small bunch of fresh coriandern/a
  • A few fresh mint leavesn/a
  • 6 tbsp oil≈ 82 g
  • 2 cups​ Basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • Salt To taste​n/a

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2211 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 egg114% · 43rd percentile
  • Yogurt56% · 79th percentile
  • Onions162% · 95th percentile
  • Ghee or oil22% · 77th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices6.6% · 73rd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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