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Ria's Chicken Biryani

Chicken

CookingwithRia · cookingwithria.com · 2020 · 10

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 96% of recipes and more salt than 97%.

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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 96% of recipes: 327% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 97% of recipes: 11% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More spices than 91% of recipes: 11% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, 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).
Meat, fish or egg: 327%, 96th percentileYogurt: 23%, 43rd percentileOnions: 79%, 65th percentileGhee or oil: 9.8%, 33rd percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 11%, 92nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 11%, 98th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 4 pounds chicken (cut up into 2 inch pieces)1814 g
  • 1 Lemon (juice to wash chicken, 1/4 skin/rind, sliced thinly)≈ 45 g
  • 3 cups basmati rice (soaked for 30 mins, gently washed, drained)≈ 555 g
  • 1/4 cup oil (or more as needed)≈ 55 g
  • 4 onions (medium, sliced)≈ 440 g
  • 5 black cardamoms≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 tbs whole geera (divided)≈ 30 g
  • 2 tbs cardamom (divided)≈ 12 g
  • 2 tbs peppercorn blend (divided)≈ 14 g
  • 4 bay leaves≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 tsp turmeric≈ 3 g
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (divided)≈ 6 g
  • 2 tbs Himalayan salt (divided)≈ 36 g
  • 2 pimento peppers (optional )n/a
  • 2 plum tomatoes (chopped)≈ 240 g
  • 3 tbs minced garlic≈ 25 g
  • 1 container yogurt (divided)≈ 125 g
  • 1 bunch cilantro (divided)n/a
  • 3 tbs green seasoning≈ 23 g
  • 3 birds eye peppers or cayenne (whole, optional, or other hot pepepr)n/a
  • 1 1/2 tbs salt (or to taste)≈ 27 g

uncooked rice 555 gin all 3451 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 egg327% · 96th percentile
  • Yogurt23% · 43rd percentile
  • Onions79% · 65th percentile
  • Ghee or oil9.8% · 33rd percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices11% · 92nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt11% · 98th percentile

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