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Stovetop lamb biryani

Mutton, lamb or goat

Ranji Thangiah · bbcgoodfood.com · 2025 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 95% of recipes and no mint and coriander, unlike 62%.

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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 95% of recipes: 325% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 2.5 times 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).
  • Less ghee or oil than 79% of recipes: 5.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about half as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 325%, 96th percentileYogurt: 23%, 44th percentileOnions: 75%, 64th percentileGhee or oil: 5.7%, 21st percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 5.2%, 60th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 5 green cardamom pods≈ 1.3 g
  • 5 clovesn/a
  • 2cm cinnamon stick≈ 6 g
  • 450g lamb rump cut into 2cm cubes450 g
  • 250g tomatoes roughly chopped250 g
  • 3 tbsp Greek yogurt≈ 46 g
  • 1 large onion roughly chopped≈ 150 g
  • 3 garlic cloves roughly chopped≈ 9 g
  • 10g ginger peeled and roughly chopped10 g
  • 1 green chilli deseeded and roughly choppedn/a
  • small handful of coriander roughly choppedn/a
  • 2½ tsp ghee≈ 11 g
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder≈ 1.4 g
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric≈ 0.8 g
  • 200g basmati rice200 g
  • 3 green cardamom pods≈ 0.8 g
  • 2cm pandan leaf (optional)n/a
  • 75g raw cashew nuts75 g
  • 2 curry leaf sprigs leaves pickedn/a
  • 4 fridge-cold eggs≈ 200 g

uncooked rice 200 gin all 1411 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 egg325% · 96th percentile
  • Yogurt23% · 44th percentile
  • Onions75% · 64th percentile
  • Ghee or oil5.7% · 21st percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices5.2% · 60th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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