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Fish biryani

Prawn or fish

Andy · andy-cooks.com · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and no yogurt, unlike 74%.

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How it compares

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

  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More onions than 85% of recipes: 112% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 4.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 112%, 85th percentileGhee or oil: 14%, 47th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 5%, 56th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 4.8%, 89th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (29)

  • 600g (1.3 lbs) barramundi, skin off and cut into 2cm (¾ inch) cubes600 g
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder≈ 3.2 g
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1.5 tsp fish curry masala≈ 3.8 g
  • small knob ginger, finely gratedn/a
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely grated≈ 9 g
  • juice of 1 lemon≈ 45 g
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 tbsp ghee≈ 27 g
  • 8 small red onions, finely sliced≈ 560 g
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely grated≈ 18 g
  • thumb-sized piece ginger, finely gratedn/a
  • 2 tomatoes, diced≈ 240 g
  • 2-3 green chillies, slicedn/a
  • salt to tasten/a
  • 1.5 tsp fennel powder≈ 3.2 g
  • 1 tbsp biryani masala≈ 8 g
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste≈ 23 g
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 2 clovesn/a
  • 4 green cardamom pods≈ 1 g
  • 1 tbsp salt≈ 18 g
  • 500g (1.1 lbs) basmati rice, washed and soaked for 20 minutes in cold water500 g
  • small pinch saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 tbsp milk≈ 31 g
  • small bunch coriander, choppedn/a
  • small bunch mint, choppedn/a
  • 1 tbsp ghee≈ 14 g

uncooked rice 500 gin all 2142 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 egg0% · 13th percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions112% · 85th percentile
  • Ghee or oil14% · 47th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices5% · 56th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt4.8% · 89th percentile

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