Ambur Biryani

Ingredients (32)

• 3 cups of seeraga samba rice≈ 555 g
• 3 pounds or one whole chicken, cut to large chunks with bone1361 g
• 1 extra large red onion or 3 small onions, cut to lengthwise≈ 150 g
• 10-15 red chiliesn/a
• 10 cloves garlic, peeled≈ 30 g
• 2 inches ginger, peeled and chopped≈ 12 g
• 4 small tomatoes, chopped≈ 480 g
• 1 packed cup mint leaves, chopp≈ 20 g
• ⅓ cup of veg oil≈ 73 g
• 2 tbsp ghee≈ 27 g
• 5 whole cardamom≈ 1.3 g
• 3 clovesn/a
• 1 inch cinammon stickn/a
• 2 bay leaf≈ 0.4 g
• 1 black cardamom≈ 0.3 g
• 1 star anise≈ 1 g
• ½ cup full fat sour yogurt≈ 123 g
• Juice of one lemon≈ 45 g
• ⅓ tsp turmeric powder≈ 1 g
• Saltn/a
• 1 tbsp biryani masala≈ 8 g
• 5 cups of water≈ 1185 g
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds or dhaniya seeds≈ 13 g
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds≈ 6 g
• 3 kashmiri red chilli (dried)n/a
• 6 bay leaf / tej patta≈ 1.2 g
• 1 tsp cloves / lavang≈ 2.6 g
• 3 black cardamom / badi elachi≈ 0.8 g
• 3 star anise / chakkar phool≈ 3 g
• 2 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini≈ 6 g
• 1 nutmeg / jaayaphaln/a
• 1 tbsp pepper / kali mirch≈ 15 g

uncooked rice 555 gin all 4119 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 egg245% · 88th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt22% · 42nd percentile · median 29%
• Onions27% · 15th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil18% · 63rd percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander3.6% · 84th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices11% · 92nd percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt0% · 27th percentile · median 0%