Hyderabadi Veg Biryani

Ingredients (48)

• 2 cups Cauliflower florets (medium sized (gobi))≈ 474 g
• 1.5 cups Green peas≈ 356 g
• 4-5 Potatoes (medium size, cut in 1½ inch cubes)≈ 959 g
• 1 cup Carrot (cut in 1½ inch strips)≈ 110 g
• 2-3 Onions (medium size, cut in 1½ inch cubes)≈ 275 g
• 1 cup French beans (cut in 1½ inch length)≈ 237 g
• 1 Capsicum (large size, cut in strips)n/a
• 2-3 tbsp Ghee≈ 34 g
• 350 g Thick yogurt ( (dahi))350 g
• 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste ( (adrak lahsun paste))≈ 32 g
• 10 Green chilies (you may add more if you prefer)n/a
• 2 tsp Red chili powder≈ 5 g
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder ((haldi))≈ 3 g
• 2 tsp Coriander powder ((dhaniya powder))≈ 4.2 g
• 1 tsp Shajeera≈ 2.1 g
• ¾ Biryani masala (Refer below) (reserve one fourth of it for later use)n/a
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder (elaichi powder)≈ 2 g
• Juice of 2 lemons≈ 90 g
• 1 cup Brown onions ((birista or fried onions))≈ 160 g
• ¼ cup Mint leaves (pudina)≈ 5 g
• 1/3 cup Coriander leaves (roughly chopped (dhaniya patta))≈ 5 g
• Salt to tasten/a
• ½ cup Oil≈ 109 g
• ½ tsp Black peppercorns ((sabut kali mirch))≈ 1.2 g
• ½ tsp Cloves ((laung))≈ 1.3 g
• 8-10 Green cardamom (hari elaichi)≈ 2.3 g
• 2-3 Black cardamom (badi elaichi)≈ 0.6 g
• 2 Cinnamon (dalchini, sticks of 1 inch each)≈ 6 g
• 1 cm Stone flower (pieces of dagad phool)n/a
• ½ tbsp Cumin seeds (jeera)≈ 3.2 g
• 1 Small blade of mace (javitri)n/a
• ½ tbsp Fennel seeds ((saunf))≈ 3.2 g
• 1/4, Nutmeg ((jaiphal))n/a
• ½ tbsp Poppy Seeds (khus khus)≈ 7 g
• 1 kg Rice (long grain basmati, soaked for 45 minutes)1000 g
• 3-4 Bay leaves≈ 0.7 g
• 1 tbsp Ghee≈ 14 g
• 2 Cinnamon sticks (1 inch each)≈ 6 g
• 1 tsp Lemon juice≈ 4.9 g
• Salt as requiredn/a
• 3-4 Tomatoes (medium size, thinly sliced)≈ 420 g
• 1/3 cup Ghee≈ 73 g
• 1 tbsp Oil≈ 14 g
• ¼ cup Mint leaves≈ 5 g
• Few saffron strands soaked in 4 tablespoons of plain hot water or water from the pot of boiling rice.n/a
• ½ cup Fried onions≈ 28 g
• Reserved 1/4 of Biryani masala powdern/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• Enough water for boiling ricen/a

uncooked rice 1000 gin all 4801 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 · median 133%
• Yogurt35% · 61st percentile · median 29%
• Onions46% · 39th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil24% · 81st percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander1.5% · 63rd percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices4.7% · 52nd percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes96% · 89th percentile · median 0%
• Salt0% · 27th percentile · median 0%