Mamta’s Lucknowi-Style Lamb Biryani

Lucknowi or Awadhi

kaveyeats · kaveyeats.com · 2014 · 4 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 87% of recipes and fewer spices than 87%.

How it compares

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

More onions than 87% of recipes: 120% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about twice as much.
Fewer spices than 87% of recipes: 1.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about half as much.
No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

500 grams basmati rice500 g
1.25 litres water≈ 1252 g
small sprig mint leavesn/a
small sprig corriander leavesn/a
large pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
2-3 tbsp vegetable oil (, or ghee)≈ 34 g
600 grams onions (, peeled and thinly sliced (about 3 large onions))600 g
500 grams lamb or mutton, leg or shoulder (, cubed)500 g
2 cloves garlic (, finely chopped, grated or pureed)≈ 6 g
2-3 tsp ginger (, finely chopped or grates (1/2 inch piece))≈ 5 g
2 brown cardamoms ((*) , lightly crushed to crack pods open)≈ 0.5 g
3 green cardamoms ((*) , lightly crushed to crack pods open)≈ 0.8 g
1-2 inch cinnamon or cassia bark ((*))≈ 4.5 g
2 bay leaves ((*))≈ 0.4 g
4-5 black peppercorns ((*))n/a
4-5 cloves ((*))n/a
1/2 tsp black cumin seeds ((*), use ordinary cumin seeds if you don't have black ones)≈ 1.1 g
1-2 green chillies (, slit lengthways (adjust to your taste and strength of chillies))n/a
1/2 tsp chilli powder ( (adjust to your taste))≈ 1.4 g
1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
60 ml thick, full fat natural yoghurt≈ 62 g
100-150 gram chopped tomatoes125 g
small bunch mint leaves (, chopped)n/a
small bunch corriander leaves (, chopped)n/a
half small lemon (, cut into small pieces)≈ 23 g
1 tbsp ghee or clarified butter≈ 14 g
a few strands saffron (, soaked in a tablespoon of warm water)n/a
a few drops rose water and/or kewra (screw-pine flower) essencen/a
orange or jalebi food colour, dissolved in 1 tsp water ( (optional))n/a
1/4 cup cashew nuts or blanched almonds ( (optional))≈ 30 g

uncooked rice 500 gin all 3165 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, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by percentages of the uncooked rice weight: meat, fish or egg, yogurt, onions, ghee or oil, mint and coriander, spices, potatoes, salt.