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Leftover Rice Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

jamiegeller.com · 2013 · 8 Servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More mint and coriander than 96% of recipes and more ghee or oil than 93%.

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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 ghee or oil than 93% of recipes: 40% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 3 times as much.
  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 49%, 72nd percentileOnions: 55%, 48th percentileGhee or oil: 40%, 93rd percentileMint and coriander: 7.1%, 97th percentileSpices: 4.7%, 52nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (23)

  • 1 tablespoon cashews≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon dried coconut≈ 15 g
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil≈ 73 g
  • 2 small onions grated (about ½ cup when grated)≈ 140 g
  • ½ bay leaf≈ 0.1 g
  • 1 thin piece of cinnamon≈ 3 g
  • 4 clovesn/a
  • 2 cardamom pods≈ 0.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce≈ 90 g
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt≈ 123 g
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala≈ 2.5 g
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder≈ 5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder≈ 0.5 g
  • 1 cup roasted cauliflower≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms (sauteed)≈ 237 g
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas≈ 119 g
  • 4 cups leftover basmati rice≈ 632 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron dissolved in 1/2 cup warm milk≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons ghee≈ 27 g

uncooked rice 253 gin all 1740 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 egg0% · 13th percentile
  • Yogurt49% · 72nd percentile
  • Onions55% · 48th percentile
  • Ghee or oil40% · 93rd percentile
  • Mint and coriander7.1% · 97th percentile
  • Spices4.7% · 52nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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