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Vegan biryani

Vegetable or paneer

Sara Buenfeld · bbcgoodfood.com · 2022 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

More mint and coriander than 99% of recipes and no meat, fish or egg, unlike 73%.

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How it compares

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

  • More mint and coriander than 99% of recipes: 13% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 18 times as much.
  • 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 spices than 85% of recipes: 8.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about twice as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 92%, 76th percentileGhee or oil: 8.5%, 29th percentileMint and coriander: 13%, 100th percentileSpices: 8.8%, 86th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 240g brown basmati rice240 g
  • 1½ tbsp rapeseed oil≈ 20 g
  • 1 large onion (220g), finely chopped220 g
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped (optional)n/a
  • 3 large garlic cloves finely chopped≈ 9 g
  • 20g fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped20 g
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds≈ 3.2 g
  • 1 large red pepper deseeded and roughly chopped≈ 120 g
  • 1 aubergine (320g), cut into cubes320 g
  • 2 tbsp curry powder≈ 15 g
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes400 g
  • 2 tsp vegan bouillon powder≈ 10 g
  • 320g small cauliflower florets320 g
  • 30g coriander stems and leaves separated and chopped30 g
  • 40g flame raisins40 g
  • 50g unsalted cashew nuts toasted50 g

uncooked rice 240 gin all 1821 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
  • Onions92% · 76th percentile
  • Ghee or oil8.5% · 29th percentile
  • Mint and coriander13% · 100th percentile
  • Spices8.8% · 86th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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