Pakistani Punjabi Biryani

Ingredients (23)

• 1 lb Chicken/ Beef/ Mutton454 g
• 1 large sliced onion≈ 150 g
• 3 large diced tomatoes≈ 360 g
• 1 tbsp ground/grated ginger≈ 6 g
• 1 tbsp ground/crushed garlic≈ 8 g
• 5-6 Dried plums (aloo bukharay, squeeze in lemon juice when the masala is ready if you don't have any)n/a
• 1/2 cup yogurt≈ 123 g
• 2 tsp salt≈ 12 g
• 1 tbsp Red chili powder≈ 8 g
• 1/2 tsp turmeric power≈ 1.5 g
• 1/2 tsp crushed coriander seeds≈ 1.1 g
• 1/2 tsp cumin≈ 1.1 g
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)≈ 1.1 g
• 2 Large (black cardamom)≈ 0.5 g
• 4 green cardamom≈ 1 g
• 2 small cinnamon sticks≈ 6 g
• 6-7 whole black peppern/a
• Generous handfuls of chopped fresh coriander/cilantro + mint leavesn/a
• 3-4 green chilliesn/a
• 3 cups rice (rinsed and soaked.)≈ 555 g
• 1 tbsp vinegar≈ 15 g
• 2 generous tsp salt≈ 12 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• Optional: Yellow food coloring (a piece of coal.)n/a

uncooked rice 555 gin all 1715 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 egg82% · 34th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt22% · 42nd percentile · median 29%
• Onions27% · 15th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices3.7% · 36th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt4.3% · 88th percentile · median 0%