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Veg Dum Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

Chef Kunal Kapur · chefkunalkapur.com · 2021 · 6 Servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More ghee or oil than 96% 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 ghee or oil than 96% of recipes: 49% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 3.5 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).
  • More yogurt than 82% of recipes: 66% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 92% of recipes: 6.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 66%, 85th percentileOnions: 41%, 33rd percentileGhee or oil: 49%, 96th percentileMint and coriander: 3.6%, 84th percentileSpices: 5.2%, 60th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 6.5%, 93rd percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (34)

  • Carrot diced: 1½ cups≈ 165 g
  • Beans (1” long): 1½ cupsn/a
  • Cauliflower florets: 2cups≈ 474 g
  • Turmeric: ¾ tsp≈ 2.3 g
  • Chilli powder: 2tsp≈ 5 g
  • Cinnamon stick: 2nos≈ 6 g
  • Cardamom: 5 nos≈ 1.3 g
  • Shahi jeera: 2 tsp≈ 4.2 g
  • Garlic paste: 1 tbsp≈ 16 g
  • Ginger paste: 1 tbsp≈ 16 g
  • Mace: ½ tsp≈ 1.3 g
  • Cardamom powder: ½ tsp≈ 1 g
  • Green chillies: 2 nosn/a
  • Mint leaves: 1 cup≈ 20 g
  • Curd: 1½ cup≈ 368 g
  • Onion sliced: 2cups≈ 230 g
  • Oil: 1cup≈ 218 g
  • Salt: to tasten/a
  • Rice basmati Boiled: 3 cups≈ 555 g
  • Water: 3 ltsn/a
  • Cardamom: 4-5 nos≈ 1.1 g
  • Cinnamon stick: 2 nos≈ 6 g
  • Salt: 2 tbsp≈ 36 g
  • Green chillies: 1 non/a
  • Oil: 1 tbsp≈ 14 g
  • Rose water: 1 tbsp≈ 15 g
  • Kewra water: ½ tbsp (approx)≈ 7 g
  • Saffron: (dissolved in 2tbsp milk) – a pinchn/a
  • Mint leaves: handfuln/a
  • Green Peas: 1 cup≈ 237 g
  • Fried onions: handfuln/a
  • : Leftover oil – 3 tbsp≈ 41 g
  • : Water from Blanched Rice - 1 cup≈ 185 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • : Dough - for sealingn/a

uncooked rice 555 gin all 2625 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
  • Yogurt66% · 85th percentile
  • Onions41% · 33rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil49% · 96th percentile
  • Mint and coriander3.6% · 84th percentile
  • Spices5.2% · 60th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt6.5% · 93rd percentile

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