Lamb Biryani

Ingredients (27)

• ***For the marinaden/a
• 2 cups (500 ml) plain or Greek yoghurt or buttermilk≈ 490 g
• 2 green chillies, halvedn/a
• 1 ripe tomato, skinned and grated≈ 120 g
• 2 tsp (10 ml) ground cumin≈ 4.2 g
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) turmeric or≈ 1.5 g
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) saffron≈ 0.4 g
• 1 tsp (5 ml) biryani masala or roasted masala≈ 2.5 g
• 3 cinnamon sticks≈ 9 g
• 3 cardamom pods, bruised≈ 0.8 g
• 5 whole clovesn/a
• 5 allspice pimentosn/a
• ***For the biryanin/a
• 1.5 kg mutton pieces1500 g
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) peeled and finely grated ginger≈ 6 g
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed≈ 9 g
• 2 tsp (15 ml) salt≈ 12 g
• 1 cup (250 ml) brown lentils, rinsed≈ 237 g
• 2 cups (500 ml) water≈ 474 g
• 500 g parboiled or basmati rice500 g
• 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable, canola or sunflower oil≈ 218 g
• 300 ml hot water≈ 301 g
• 6 large potatoes, quartered≈ 1800 g
• 4–5 onions, thinly sliced≈ 495 g
• 50 g butter50 g
• 6 hard-boiled eggs≈ 300 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• Few strands of saffron for garnishn/a

uncooked rice 500 gin all 6530 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 egg360% · 97th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt98% · 95th percentile · median 29%
• Onions99% · 79th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil54% · 98th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices3.7% · 36th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes360% · 100th percentile · median 0%
• Salt2.4% · 73rd percentile · median 0%