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One-pot chicken biryani

Chicken

Zaynah Din · bbcgoodfood.com · 2026 · 3

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 97% of recipes and no onions, unlike 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 meat, fish or egg than 97% of recipes: 384% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 3 times as much.
  • No onions at all, where 94% of recipes use some (most of those 41 to 92% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More spices than 86% of recipes: 9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, 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).
Meat, fish or egg: 384%, 97th percentileYogurt: 18%, 40th percentileOnions: 0%, 3rd percentileGhee or oil: 13%, 44th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 9%, 87th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 250g basmati rice250 g
  • 1 tsp olive oil≈ 4.5 g
  • 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs≈ 960 g
  • 3 tbsp biryani spice mix (I like Shan Memoni biryani spice sachets, available online or in specialist shops)≈ 23 g
  • 3 tbsp yogurt≈ 46 g
  • 2 tbsp butter≈ 28 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • small handful of coriander leaves to serven/a
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges, to serve≈ 45 g

uncooked rice 250 gin all 1311 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 egg384% · 97th percentile
  • Yogurt18% · 40th percentile
  • Onions0% · 3rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil13% · 44th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices9% · 87th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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