Chettinad Biryani

Ingredients (24)

• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (/ sombu)≈ 2.1 g
• 2 inch cinnamon stick≈ 6 g
• 6 clovesn/a
• 3 green cardamoms≈ 0.8 g
• 2 to 2 ½ teaspoons ginger garlic paste ( or 1 inch ginger 4 to 5 garlic cloves)≈ 12 g
• Ground paste from aboven/a
• ½ kg chicken ( (1.1 lbs, bone-in or boneless whole cut chicken or thighs or drumsticks))500 g
• ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
• 2 tablespoons curd (/ plain yogurt)≈ 31 g
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric≈ 0.8 g
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder ((adjust to taste))≈ 1 g
• 2 to 3 tablespoons oil ( (adjust as needed))≈ 34 g
• 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
• 2 clovesn/a
• 1 inch cinnamon stick (small )≈ 3 g
• 2 cups seeraga samba rice ( or basmati rice)≈ 370 g
• 3½ cups thin coconut milk ( or 1½ cups thick coconut milk + 2 cups water )≈ 840 g
• ½ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))≈ 3 g
• 1 onion (large , sliced thinly about ¾ cup)≈ 110 g
• 2 to 3 green chillies ( (use as needed))n/a
• 1 tomato (large , deseeded chopped or about ½ cup or pureed)≈ 120 g
• ¼ cup mint leaves (fine chopped)≈ 5 g
• ¼ cup coriander leaves (fine chopped )≈ 4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• 3 to 4 boiled eggs ((to garnish, optional))≈ 175 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2044 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 egg135% · 56th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt8.3% · 28th percentile · median 29%
• Onions30% · 19th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil9.2% · 32nd percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander2.4% · 72nd percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices3.8% · 38th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt1.2% · 60th percentile · median 0%