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Mutton biryani

Mutton, lamb or goat

Andy · andy-cooks.com · 8

Against 319 biryani recipes

More spices than 92% of recipes and more salt than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • More spices than 92% of recipes: 12% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 7.2% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).
Meat, fish or egg: 100%, 38th percentileYogurt: 33%, 61st percentileOnions: 59%, 50th percentileGhee or oil: 10%, 35th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 12%, 93rd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 7.2%, 94th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (45)

  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds≈ 13 g
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 tsp caraway seeds≈ 10 g
  • 10 green cardamom≈ 2.5 g
  • 5 black cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns≈ 7 g
  • 7 dried red chilliesn/a
  • 7 bay leaves≈ 1.4 g
  • 10 clovesn/a
  • 3 macen/a
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi≈ 15 g
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 nutmeg gratedn/a
  • 4 red onions, sliced into 1/2 rings≈ 440 g
  • 4 lamb hind shanks (or 750g mutton bone-in)750 g
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder≈ 3 g
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder≈ 8 g
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder≈ 6 g
  • 3 tbsp biryani masala≈ 23 g
  • 1 tbsp salt≈ 18 g
  • roots and stalks of 1 bunch coriander, washed welln/a
  • small handful mint leaves, choppedn/a
  • juice of 1 lemon≈ 45 g
  • 2 tbsp garlic ginger paste≈ 32 g
  • 1-2 green chillies, finely choppedn/a
  • half of the fried onions from earliern/a
  • 3 tbsp onion oil≈ 30 g
  • 250g Greek yogurt250 g
  • 100ml water≈ 100 g
  • 750g (26.45 oz) aged basmati rice - soaked in water for 20 minutes750 g
  • 2 tbsp salt≈ 36 g
  • 1 green chilli, cut in halfn/a
  • 1 star anise≈ 1 g
  • 6 green cardamom pods≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns≈ 2.3 g
  • cooked lamb in gravyn/a
  • cooked ricen/a
  • fried onionsn/a
  • small bunch of mint, choppedn/a
  • small bunch of coriander, choppedn/a
  • 60ml warm milk with a pinch of saffron (or turmeric)≈ 8 g
  • 50ml melted ghee≈ 46 g

uncooked rice 750 gin all 2611 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 egg100% · 38th percentile
  • Yogurt33% · 61st percentile
  • Onions59% · 50th percentile
  • Ghee or oil10% · 35th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices12% · 93rd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt7.2% · 94th percentile

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