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Awadhi chicken biryani

Lucknowi or Awadhi

indianhealthyrecipes.com · 2016 · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More mint and coriander than 96% of recipes and more meat, fish or egg than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • More mint and coriander than 96% of recipes: 7.1% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 10 times as much.
  • More meat, fish or egg than 85% of recipes: 238% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • Onions in the middle half of recipes: 36% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Meat, fish or egg: 238%, 85th percentileYogurt: 36%, 62nd percentileOnions: 36%, 25th percentileGhee or oil: 14%, 50th percentileMint and coriander: 7.1%, 97th percentileSpices: 3.8%, 38th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 75th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (33)

  • 420 grams basmati rice ((2 ½ cups) (aged rice))420 g
  • 1 large onion (thinly sliced about 1 heaped cup (or handful of fried onions))≈ 150 g
  • ¼ cup ghee≈ 55 g
  • 4 clovesn/a
  • 1 bay leaf (, small, / tej patta)≈ 0.2 g
  • 4 green cardamoms (/ elaichi)≈ 1 g
  • 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks ( / dalchini)≈ 4.5 g
  • ½ shahi jeera ( / caraway seeds)n/a
  • ½ tsp kewra water≈ 2.5 g
  • 2 drops meeta attar ( (optional) (prefer organic))≈ 0.8 g
  • 3 to 4 green chiliesn/a
  • 1 Pinch saffron (, soaked in 1 tbsp water)≈ 0.4 g
  • 4 tbsp cream≈ 60 g
  • 1 ½ cup mint ( (pudina chopped) (not used in authentic awadhi biryani, but some places they are used))≈ 30 g
  • 1 kg chicken ( or lamb meat (bone-in))1000 g
  • 1 ½ gram cinnamon ( / dalchini)1.5 g
  • 6 green cardamoms ( / elaichi)≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ tsp cloves ( / lavang)≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 bay leaves ( / tej patta)≈ 0.4 g
  • ¾ tsp salt ( or as needed)≈ 4.5 g
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder ( / eliachi powder)≈ 1 g
  • 150 grams curd (, or ¾ cup, / yogurt (semi thick) (do not use sour))150 g
  • 1 ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste ( or ginger juliennes)≈ 24 g
  • ½ tsp Yellow chili powder (, ( Substitute with Red chilli powder))≈ 1.4 g
  • 1 pinch mace powder (, or substitute with 2 to 3 strands of mace / javitri)≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 tsp rose water≈ 4.9 g
  • ½ tsp shahi jeera≈ 1.1 g
  • 1 to 2 bay leaf ( (optional))≈ 0.3 g
  • 2 to 4 green cardamoms (/ elaichi (optional))≈ 0.8 g
  • Cinnamon stick ( (optional))n/a
  • 1 tsp oil≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice ( (optional))≈ 15 g
  • 1 tsp salt ( or as needed)≈ 6 g

uncooked rice 420 gin all 1942 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 egg238% · 85th percentile
  • Yogurt36% · 62nd percentile
  • Onions36% · 25th percentile
  • Ghee or oil14% · 50th percentile
  • Mint and coriander7.1% · 97th percentile
  • Spices3.8% · 38th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 75th percentile

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