Chicken Biryani Recipe

Ingredients (27)

• ½ kg (1.1 lbs) chicken ((skinless bone-in or boneless, large pieces such as thighs, drumsticks, legs or mix of all))500 g
• 3 tablespoons plain yogurt ((curd or dahi))≈ 46 g
• 1¼ tablespoons ginger garlic paste ((1 inch ginger & 4 garlic cloves crushed))≈ 20 g
• ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ((adjust to tase))≈ 3.8 g
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric≈ 0.8 g
• ½ to 1 teaspoon red chilli powder ((or paprika) (use less spicy variety))≈ 2 g
• ½ to 1 tablespoon garam masala ((or biryani masala) (Refer notes))≈ 6 g
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice ((optional))≈ 15 g
• 1 bay leaf ((tej patta))≈ 0.2 g
• 4 green cardamoms ((choti elaichi))≈ 1 g
• 6 cloves ((lavang))n/a
• 1 inch cinnamon ((dalchini))≈ 3 g
• 1 star anise ((chakri phool ))≈ 1 g
• ¾ teaspoon shahi jeera ((caraway seeds) (substitute with cumin))≈ 1.6 g
• 1 strand mace ((javitri, omit if you don't like))n/a
• 2 cups basmati rice ((aged rice only))≈ 370 g
• 2 tablespoon ghee (or Oil)≈ 27 g
• 1 large onion (sliced thinly)≈ 150 g
• ¼ to ½ cup mint leaves (chopped fine (about 15 leaves))≈ 8 g
• 1 green chili ((slit or chopped))n/a
• ¼ cup plain yogurt ((Indian curd))≈ 61 g
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder ((optional, for heat))≈ 1 g
• 1 teaspoon garam masala ((or biryani masala))≈ 2.5 g
• 3 cups water ((3½ cups for pot) (refer notes, more if needed ))≈ 711 g
• ¾ teaspoon salt ((to stir in water))≈ 4.5 g
• 2 tablespoon fried onions ((optional))≈ 7 g
• 1 pinch saffron ((optional)(soaked in 2 tbsps hot milk))≈ 0.4 g

uncooked rice 370 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 egg135% · 56th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt29% · 50th percentile · median 29%
• Onions42% · 33rd percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil7.4% · 24th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander2% · 68th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices5.2% · 60th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt2.2% · 70th percentile · median 0%