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Mutton Biryani | Lamb Biryani

Mutton, lamb or goat

indianhealthyrecipes.com · 2012 · 4 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

More yogurt than 82% of recipes.

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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 82% of recipes: 66% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Onions in the middle half of recipes: 43% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Meat, fish or egg: 135%, 56th percentileYogurt: 66%, 85th percentileOnions: 43%, 34th percentileGhee or oil: 15%, 54th percentileMint and coriander: 1.3%, 59th percentileSpices: 5.8%, 66th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 59th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (30)

  • ½ kg lamb (or mutton (cut to any size))500 g
  • 1 tsp red chili powder ((up to 1¼ tsp))≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 tsp biryani masala powder (or garam masala)≈ 2.5 g
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste≈ 16 g
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder≈ 0.8 g
  • ½ cup curd (or yogurt or dahi (do not use a sour one))≈ 123 g
  • 1½ tbsp lemon juice≈ 22 g
  • 1 tbsp oil≈ 14 g
  • ½ tsp Salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 tbsps raw papaya paste ((optional))≈ 30 g
  • 2 cup basmati rice (aged (soaked for 20 mins))≈ 370 g
  • 8 cups water≈ 1896 g
  • 1 bay leaf (or tej patta)≈ 0.2 g
  • ½ tsp shahi jeera≈ 1.1 g
  • 3 cloves (or laung (optional))n/a
  • 1 cinnamon (- small piece or dalchini (optional))≈ 3 g
  • 3 green cardamom (or choti elaichi (optional))≈ 0.8 g
  • 3 tbsp Oil (or ghee (do not reduce))≈ 41 g
  • 1 bay leaves≈ 0.2 g
  • ¾ tsp shahi jeera (or black cumin)≈ 1.6 g
  • 4 green cardamoms (or choti elaichi)≈ 1 g
  • 1 star anise (or chakri phool)≈ 1 g
  • 2 inch cinnamon (or dalchini)≈ 6 g
  • 8 cloves ( or laung)n/a
  • 1 cup onions ( sliced thinly or 1/3 cup fried onions)≈ 160 g
  • 2 green chilies ( slit (up to 4))n/a
  • 4 tbsp mint leaves ( or pudina & coriander leaves or dhania patta (for seasoning))≈ 4.8 g
  • ½ cup yogurt ( or curd (room temperature))≈ 123 g
  • 1 pinch saffron (or kesar or soaked in 2 tbsp of hot milk)≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 4 tbsp coriander ( and mint or pudina (for top layer))≈ 4 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 3322 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
  • Yogurt66% · 85th percentile
  • Onions43% · 34th percentile
  • Ghee or oil15% · 54th percentile
  • Mint and coriander1.3% · 59th percentile
  • Spices5.8% · 66th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 59th percentile

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