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Restaurant Style Vegetable Biryani (Veg Biryani)

Vegetable or paneer

cookwithmanali.com · 2019 · 3

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and more onions than 81%.

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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).
  • More onions than 81% of recipes: 110% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • More ghee or oil than 84% of recipes: 28% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about twice as much.
  • More potatoes than 85% of recipes: 85% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 41%, 66th percentileOnions: 110%, 83rd percentileGhee or oil: 28%, 85th percentileMint and coriander: 2.2%, 69th percentileSpices: 5.5%, 63rd percentilePotatoes: 85%, 86th percentileSalt: 3%, 77th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (28)

  • 1 cup basmati rice ( 200 grams , soaked in 3 cups (24 oz) water for 30 minutes)200 g
  • 6 whole green cardamom (divided)≈ 1.5 g
  • 4 cloves (divided)n/a
  • 1 teaspoon salt (divided)≈ 6 g
  • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons ghee (divided )≈ 36 g
  • 2 medium red onion (thinly sliced, divided)≈ 220 g
  • 2 tablespoons broken cashews≈ 15 g
  • 1 small potato (cubed)≈ 170 g
  • ½ cup cauliflower florets (medium sized florets)≈ 119 g
  • 1 medium carrot (cut diagonally)≈ 61 g
  • 5-6 green beans (cut diagonally)n/a
  • 2 tablespoons milk (I used whole milk)≈ 31 g
  • saffron strands (generous pinch)n/a
  • 1 inch ginger (crushed)≈ 6 g
  • 4-5 large garlic cloves (crushed)≈ 14 g
  • 2 green chilies (crushed)n/a
  • 1 & ½ tablespoons oil (I used avocado oil)≈ 20 g
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (I used shahi jeera)≈ 1.1 g
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 3 whole black peppercornsn/a
  • ⅓ cup plain yogurt≈ 82 g
  • 1 & ½ teaspoon biryani masala (or use 1 teaspoon garam masala)≈ 3.8 g
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder (or use regular chili powder for heat)≈ 1.4 g
  • ¼ cup water≈ 59 g
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro≈ 2 g
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint≈ 2.4 g
  • 1 & ½ teaspoon rose water or kewra water≈ 7 g

uncooked rice 200 gin all 1061 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
  • Yogurt41% · 66th percentile
  • Onions110% · 83rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil28% · 85th percentile
  • Mint and coriander2.2% · 69th percentile
  • Spices5.5% · 63rd percentile
  • Potatoes85% · 86th percentile
  • Salt3% · 77th percentile

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