How to Cook Basmati Rice for Biryani (Video)

Mutton, lamb or goat

hinzcooking.com · 2020 · 3 Persons

Against 319 biryani recipes

Fewer onions than 94% of recipes and no yogurt, unlike 74%.

How it compares

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

Fewer onions than 94% of recipes: 0.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, under a third as much.
No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
Less ghee or oil than 85% of recipes: 2.4% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, under a third as much.
Fewer spices than 85% of recipes: 1.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about half as much.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 cups Basmati Rice (Long grain)≈ 370 g
1.5 L Water (For Soaking & Boiling)≈ 1503 g
2 Bay Leaves≈ 0.4 g
1 tsp Cumin Seeds≈ 2.1 g
5 Clovesn/a
10 Black Peppercornsn/a
1 stick Cinnamon (3 to 4 inches)≈ 3 g
1 Aniseedn/a
5 Cardamom≈ 1.3 g
2 tsp Oil / Ghee≈ 9 g
500 g Meat Curry (thick) (Chicken, Mutton/lamb or Beef)500 g
1.5 tsp Salt≈ 9 g
2 pinches Biryani Color (Edible yellow/red color)≈ 0.8 g
1 tbsp Saffron Milk (optional) (Add saffron strings in luke warm milk and leave for half an hour)≈ 2 g
Herbs (Fresh Coriander and Green chilies) (Chopped and sliced)n/a
1/2 tbsp Birista (Biryani onions)≈ 1.8 g
2 tsp lemon (optional) (freshly squeezed)≈ 10 g
5 drops Biryani essence (Substitute: Kewra, Rose water)≈ 2 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2414 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, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by percentages of the uncooked rice weight: meat, fish or egg, yogurt, onions, ghee or oil, mint and coriander, spices, potatoes, salt.