Yogurt Marinated Lamb with Tri-Masala and Basmati Rice (Hyderabadi Biryani)

Ingredients (35)

• 1 pound lamb, cut into 1-inch cubes454 g
• 1 pint plain yogurt≈ 490 g
• 4 teaspoons ghee or clarified butter≈ 18 g
• 3 clovesn/a
• 3 cardamom pods≈ 0.8 g
• 3 cinnamon sticks≈ 9 g
• 3 green chiles, choppedn/a
• 3 large onions, chopped≈ 450 g
• 3 tomatoes, diced≈ 360 g
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves≈ 8 g
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves≈ 5 g
• 1/2 cup water≈ 119 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 2 cups basmati rice≈ 370 g
• 3 teaspoons ghee or clarified butter≈ 14 g
• 3 sticks cinnamon≈ 9 g
• 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
• 1 teaspoon black cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
• 3 1/2 cups water≈ 830 g
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 9 g
• 1 pinch saffron (or yellow food coloring)≈ 0.4 g
• 1/4 cup milk≈ 61 g
• 1 large garlic clove≈ 3 g
• 1 -inch piece fresh ginger, peeled≈ 6 g
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds≈ 13 g
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds≈ 4.2 g
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds≈ 10 g
• 12 red chilesn/a
• 1/2 cup grated coconut≈ 119 g
• 3 teaspoons chopped cashew nuts≈ 8 g
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt≈ 123 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• 1 large onion, peeled sliced and fried, for garnish≈ 150 g
• 1/8 cup cashews, for garnish≈ 15 g
• 1/8 cup raisins, for garnish≈ 19 g
• 2 peeled and quartered hard boiled eggs, for garnish≈ 100 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 3495 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 egg123% · 47th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt166% · 99th percentile · median 29%
• Onions122% · 89th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil8.5% · 29th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander3.5% · 82nd percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices13% · 94th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt3.2% · 80th percentile · median 0%