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Kolkata Mutton Biryani Recipe | Calcutta Biryani

Kolkata

Debjani Chatterjee Alam · kitchenofdebjani.com · 2019 · 6 People

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 89% of recipes and more potatoes than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More meat, fish or egg than 89% of recipes: 260% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about twice as much.
  • More potatoes than 98% of recipes: 300% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 4.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).
Meat, fish or egg: 260%, 90th percentileYogurt: 41%, 67th percentileOnions: 94%, 77th percentileGhee or oil: 20%, 71st percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 7.4%, 80th percentilePotatoes: 300%, 99th percentileSalt: 4.8%, 89th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (49)

  • 1 Kg Mutton (around 10 pieces; Biryani cut; with extra 100g fat)1000 g
  • 500 g Whole-grain flavored Basmati Rice500 g
  • 10 Aloo Bukharan/a
  • 6 Boiled Egg (Optional; I skipped it)≈ 300 g
  • 5 Large Potato≈ 1500 g
  • 2 Onion (This is to make "Birista")≈ 220 g
  • 2 Pinch Yellow food color≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 Tbsp Green Chili Paste≈ 15 g
  • 4 Tsp Salt (will be used all through)≈ 24 g
  • 75 g Ghee75 g
  • 50 g Khowa50 g
  • 15 strands Kesharn/a
  • 200 ml Milk≈ 206 g
  • 4 drops Mitha Itrt≈ 1.6 g
  • 1 Tbsp Keora Water≈ 15 g
  • 2 Cinnamon≈ 6 g
  • 2 Black cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • 5 Green cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 4 Cloven/a
  • 2 Bay Leaf≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 Nutmegn/a
  • 4 petals Macen/a
  • 1 Tsp Shahi Cumin Seed≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 Star Anise≈ 1 g
  • 10 Kebab Chinin/a
  • 10 White Peppern/a
  • 2 Onion≈ 220 g
  • 1/2 cup Birista≈ 28 g
  • 1 Tbsp Papaya skin paste≈ 15 g
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger Paste≈ 16 g
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic Paste≈ 32 g
  • 150 ml Plain Curd≈ 155 g
  • 50 ml Mishti Doi / Sweet Curd≈ 52 g
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup≈ 23 g
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 Dry chiliesn/a
  • 2 Tbsp Ghee≈ 27 g
  • 1/2 oil (from the remaining oil from frying potatoes and onions)n/a
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick≈ 3 g
  • 2 Black Cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • 4 Green Cardamom≈ 1 g
  • Salt (already mentioned)n/a
  • 4 Cinnamon Stick≈ 12 g
  • 4 Green cardamom≈ 1 g
  • 4 Clovesn/a
  • 4 Bay Leaf≈ 0.8 g
  • 30 Bay leaf (to place inside the utensil while cooking the Biryani)≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 200 ml vegetable oil (This is to fry both Potato and Onion and to make Tehr)≈ 184 g
  • 1 cup Wheat Flour dough (For sealing the Utensil/ Aluminium Foil)≈ 125 g

uncooked rice 500 gin all 4512 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 egg260% · 90th percentile
  • Yogurt41% · 67th percentile
  • Onions94% · 77th percentile
  • Ghee or oil20% · 71st percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices7.4% · 80th percentile
  • Potatoes300% · 99th percentile
  • Salt4.8% · 89th percentile

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