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Paneer Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

cookwithmanali.com · 2020 · 3

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • Spices in the middle half of recipes: 3% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 23%, 44th percentileOnions: 55%, 47th percentileGhee or oil: 14%, 47th percentileMint and coriander: 0.7%, 50th percentileSpices: 3%, 29th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 71st percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (26)

  • 3 tablespoons whole milk yogurt (use thick yogurt)≈ 46 g
  • 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon coriander (powder)≈ 0.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon biryani masala (or use garam masala)≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro≈ 1 g
  • 225 grams paneer (cut into cubes, around 1.5 cups cubed paneer)225 g
  • 1 cup basmati rice (200 grams, soaked 30 minutes)200 g
  • 1 tablespoon milk (with pinch of saffron strands (for saffron milk))≈ 15 g
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (divided)≈ 27 g
  • 1 medium red onion (thinly sliced)≈ 110 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 2-3 clovesn/a
  • 4 green cardamom≈ 1 g
  • 5-6 black peppercornsn/a
  • 3/4 teaspoon shahi jeera (or use cumin seeds)≈ 1.6 g
  • 1.5 teaspoon chopped ginger≈ 3 g
  • 1.5 teaspoon chopped garlic≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tablespoons broken cashews≈ 8 g
  • 1.25 cups water (10 oz, divided)≈ 296 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon rose water (or kewra water)≈ 4.9 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • chopped cilantro (to garnish)n/a
  • pomegranate arils (to garnish )n/a

uncooked rice 200 gin all 956 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
  • Yogurt23% · 44th percentile
  • Onions55% · 47th percentile
  • Ghee or oil14% · 47th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.7% · 50th percentile
  • Spices3% · 29th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 71st percentile

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