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Chicken Biryani

Chicken

iamafoodblog.com · 2018 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 87% of recipes and no ghee or oil, unlike 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • More meat, fish or egg than 87% of recipes: 245% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • No ghee or oil at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 22% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • Fewer onions than 90% of recipes: 12% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, under a third as much.
  • More yogurt than 82% of recipes: 66% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 245%, 88th percentileYogurt: 66%, 85th percentileOnions: 12%, 10th percentileGhee or oil: 0%, 7th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 2.9%, 28th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 tbsp fried onions≈ 3.5 g
  • 1 cup greek yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 6 cloves garlic (peeled)≈ 18 g
  • 1 inch ginger (peeled and sliced)≈ 6 g
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro ()n/a
  • 2 lbs bone in skin on chicken thighs907 g
  • 2 cups basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream≈ 60 g
  • 1-2 tsp Indian red chili powder≈ 4.1 g
  • 1/4 cup onions (diced)≈ 40 g
  • 1 jalapeño (optional, if you are ok with spice)n/a
  • 1 pinch saffron (optional, for color mostly, you can also sub turmeric)≈ 0.4 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 1660 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
  • Yogurt66% · 85th percentile
  • Onions12% · 10th percentile
  • Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices2.9% · 28th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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