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Sri Lankan Chicken Biryani

Chicken

Roshani Wickramasinghe · hungrylankan.com · 2021 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

More yogurt than 80% of recipes and more salt than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More yogurt than 80% of recipes: 61% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about twice as much.
  • Meat, fish or egg in the middle half of recipes: 188% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
Meat, fish or egg: 188%, 73rd percentileYogurt: 61%, 81st percentileOnions: 40%, 29th percentileGhee or oil: 7.9%, 27th percentileMint and coriander: 2%, 68th percentileSpices: 5.2%, 60th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 3%, 77th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (27)

  • 5 Cardomomn/a
  • 5 Clovesn/a
  • 5 Garlic cloves≈ 15 g
  • 1 inch cube of Ginger≈ 6 g
  • 1 green chilin/a
  • 1 tbsp Corriander powder≈ 15 g
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric powder≈ 1 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt≈ 9 g
  • 400 g "Keeri Samba" Rice (400g = 2 cups)400 g
  • 750 g chicken drumsticks or legs bone-in750 g
  • 1 cup Plain yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro leaves≈ 8 g
  • 2 tbsp Butter or Ghee or Oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 cup Onion chopped≈ 160 g
  • 1 Rampe/ Pandan leaf broken into piecesn/a
  • 1 sprig of curry leavesn/a
  • 3 Pieces of Ceylon cinnamon, roughly 2 inches long≈ 9 g
  • 2 cup water≈ 474 g
  • 1 tsp chili powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder≈ 0.8 g
  • 2 tsp lime juice≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp oil only if you air-fry or bake≈ 4.5 g

uncooked rice 400 gin all 2147 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 egg188% · 73rd percentile
  • Yogurt61% · 81st percentile
  • Onions40% · 29th percentile
  • Ghee or oil7.9% · 27th percentile
  • Mint and coriander2% · 68th percentile
  • Spices5.2% · 60th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3% · 77th percentile

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