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KARACHI STYLE MUTTON BIRYANI

Sindhi, Karachi or Bombay

Zubda · kitchendiariesbyzubda.com · 2026 · 10

Against 319 biryani recipes

Fewer onions than 85% of recipes and more ghee or oil than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • Fewer onions than 85% of recipes: 26% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about half as much.
  • More ghee or oil than 83% of recipes: 26% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • More salt than 87% of recipes: 4.3% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More potatoes than 80% of recipes: 51% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 120%, 46th percentileYogurt: 29%, 51st percentileOnions: 26%, 14th percentileGhee or oil: 26%, 84th percentileMint and coriander: 2.2%, 69th percentileSpices: 7%, 77th percentilePotatoes: 51%, 81st percentileSalt: 4.3%, 88th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (33)

  • 1 cup ghee≈ 218 g
  • 1 kg mutton or lamb1000 g
  • 4 marrow bonesn/a
  • 2 medium onions, sliced≈ 220 g
  • 3 medium tomatoes, sliced≈ 360 g
  • 4 tablespoons ginger garlic paste≈ 64 g
  • 1/4 cup homemade biryani masala≈ 30 g
  • 1 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder≈ 8 g
  • 2 tablespoons salt≈ 36 g
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 1 teaspoon yellow or saffron food colour≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 cups water≈ 474 g
  • 1/2 cup dried plums≈ 119 g
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and halved≈ 426 g
  • 1 tomato, sliced≈ 120 g
  • 1 lemon, sliced≈ 45 g
  • 1/2 cup fresh coriander, chopped≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped≈ 10 g
  • 4 1/2 cups rice≈ 833 g
  • 3 inch cinnamon stick≈ 9 g
  • 4 green cardamom pods≈ 1 g
  • 6 clovesn/a
  • 3 star anise≈ 3 g
  • 2 black cardamom pods≈ 0.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 3 lemons, sliced≈ 135 g
  • 4 green chilliesn/a
  • 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • Salt to tasten/a
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons water≈ 30 g
  • Handful of fried onionsn/a

uncooked rice 833 gin all 4400 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 egg120% · 46th percentile
  • Yogurt29% · 51st percentile
  • Onions26% · 14th percentile
  • Ghee or oil26% · 84th percentile
  • Mint and coriander2.2% · 69th percentile
  • Spices7% · 77th percentile
  • Potatoes51% · 81st percentile
  • Salt4.3% · 88th percentile

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