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Fragrant biryani with coriander cod

Prawn or fish

Sara Buenfeld · bbcgoodfood.com · 2022 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 90% of recipes and more mint and coriander 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 onions than 90% of recipes: 128% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about twice as much.
  • More mint and coriander than 94% of recipes: 6% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 8.5 times as much.
  • More meat, fish or egg than 84% of recipes: 224% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • Fewer spices than 82% of recipes: 2.1% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about half as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 224%, 84th percentileYogurt: 48%, 72nd percentileOnions: 128%, 91st percentileGhee or oil: 11%, 37th percentileMint and coriander: 6%, 94th percentileSpices: 2.1%, 17th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 large onions (320g), halved and sliced320 g
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil≈ 27 g
  • 25g ginger peeled and cut into thin matchsticks25 g
  • 1-2 red chillies deseeded and slicedn/a
  • 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder≈ 10 g
  • 250g brown basmati rice250 g
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds≈ 3.2 g
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon or half a cinnamon stick≈ 1.3 g
  • 3 cardamom pods seeds removed and ground≈ 0.8 g
  • 320g baby spinach320 g
  • 120g pot plain bio yogurt120 g
  • 150g frozen peas150 g
  • 15g coriander plus extra to serve15 g
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 4 chunky cod loins (560g)560 g

uncooked rice 250 gin all 1817 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 egg224% · 84th percentile
  • Yogurt48% · 72nd percentile
  • Onions128% · 91st percentile
  • Ghee or oil11% · 37th percentile
  • Mint and coriander6% · 94th percentile
  • Spices2.1% · 17th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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