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Fish Biryani

Prawn or fish

socialflicker.com · fauziaskitchenfun.com · 2021 · 5 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

No ghee or oil, unlike 86% of recipes and fewer spices than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • No ghee or oil at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 22% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • Fewer spices than 94% of recipes: 0.9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, under a third as much.
  • Onions in the middle half of recipes: 89% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Meat, fish or egg: 90%, 35th percentileYogurt: 22%, 42nd percentileOnions: 89%, 75th percentileGhee or oil: 0%, 7th percentileMint and coriander: 0.7%, 50th percentileSpices: 0.9%, 5th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 500 gm fish fillet of your choice500 g
  • 4-5 onions (sliced finely and fried until golden)≈ 495 g
  • 3 tomatoes (chopped)≈ 360 g
  • 2-3 tbsp tomato paste/puree≈ 28 g
  • 1 tsp garlic paste≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp ginger paste≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder≈ 1.4 g
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tsp cumin powder≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt (fresh and well whipped)≈ 123 g
  • 1 tbsp mint leaves (chopped (optional))≈ 1.2 g
  • 2-3 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)≈ 2.5 g
  • 1 green chilli (chopped)n/a
  • salt to tasten/a
  • juice of half a lemon≈ 23 g
  • 3 cups basmati rice (washed 2-3 times then soaked for half an hour)≈ 555 g
  • saltn/a
  • saffron & food colouringn/a
  • oiln/a
  • whole spicesn/a

uncooked rice 555 gin all 2102 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 egg90% · 35th percentile
  • Yogurt22% · 42nd percentile
  • Onions89% · 75th percentile
  • Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.7% · 50th percentile
  • Spices0.9% · 5th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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