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Pakistani Chicken Biryani

Pakistani

butteroverbae.com · 2020 · 6 servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More salt than 96% of recipes and more mint and coriander than 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 9.6% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More mint and coriander than 75% of recipes: 2.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 4 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 133%, 50th percentileYogurt: 33%, 53rd percentileOnions: 59%, 50th percentileGhee or oil: 22%, 74th percentileMint and coriander: 2.7%, 77th percentileSpices: 3.2%, 32nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 9.6%, 97th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (33)

  • 1 kg chicken cut into smaller pieces.1000 g
  • 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste≈ 16 g
  • 3 large tomatoes cut into 4 slices (or 1 cup of canned tomatoes)≈ 360 g
  • 7 to 8 green chiliesn/a
  • 1 cup mint leaves≈ 20 g
  • 7 to 8 dried plums (aloo bukhara (OR dried apricots))n/a
  • 4 medium onions sliced (or 1 1/2 cup brown fried onions)≈ 440 g
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube (optional)n/a
  • 1 tbsp salt≈ 18 g
  • 1 tsp red chili powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder≈ 8 g
  • 2 tsp cumin powder≈ 4.2 g
  • 1½ tsp coriander powder≈ 3.2 g
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder≈ 2.5 g
  • 2 tbsp kewra water≈ 30 g
  • 1 cup yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 3/4 cup oil≈ 164 g
  • 1/2 tsp mace and nutmeg powder (optional (jayfil javetri))≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 3/4 kg long grain basmati rice soaked in water for 20 mins750 g
  • 3 to 4 bay leaves≈ 0.7 g
  • whole spices: 10 black peppercorns (5 cloves, 3 black cardamom, 5 green cardamom, 1 stick of cinnamon.)n/a
  • 1 tbsp vinegar≈ 15 g
  • 3 tbsp salt≈ 54 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 1/4 cup milk mixed with orange food color.≈ 61 g
  • 1 tomato cut in slices≈ 120 g
  • 4 green chiliesn/a
  • 3/4 cup coriander leaves chopped≈ 12 g
  • 3/4 cup mint leaves chopped≈ 15 g
  • 1/2 cup brown fried onions removed from qorma (or 1/2 cup pre-made brown fried onions)≈ 28 g
  • mazen/a
  • nutmegn/a

uncooked rice 750 gin all 3372 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 egg133% · 50th percentile
  • Yogurt33% · 53rd percentile
  • Onions59% · 50th percentile
  • Ghee or oil22% · 74th percentile
  • Mint and coriander2.7% · 77th percentile
  • Spices3.2% · 32nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt9.6% · 97th percentile

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