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Better Than Restaurant Chicken Dum Biryani

Chicken

ministryofcurry.com · 2024 · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More salt than 90% of recipes and fewer onions than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 5.6% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Fewer onions than 77% of recipes: 32% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • Meat, fish or egg in the middle half of recipes: 196% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
Meat, fish or egg: 196%, 74th percentileYogurt: 40%, 65th percentileOnions: 32%, 23rd percentileGhee or oil: 12%, 42nd percentileMint and coriander: 1.1%, 55th percentileSpices: 4.4%, 49th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 5.6%, 91st percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (24)

  • 1 pound chicken drumsticks (4) (skin removed)454 g
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut in half )454 g
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons biryani masala≈ 6 g
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste≈ 16 g
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste≈ 16 g
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon kashmiri red chili powder≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric≈ 1.5 g
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves (chopped)≈ 5 g
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 3/4 cup plain yogurt≈ 184 g
  • 4 tablespoons ghee≈ 54 g
  • 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
  • 2½ cups Extra long grain Basmati rice≈ 463 g
  • 1 teaspoon black cumin seeds - shah jeera≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 bay leaves - tamal patra≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 star anise≈ 1 g
  • 4 green cardamom pods≈ 1 g
  • 8 clovesn/a
  • 1½ tablespoons kosher salt≈ 18 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro≈ 4 g
  • ½ tsp saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk (warm)≈ 31 g
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (optional)≈ 27 g

uncooked rice 463 gin all 1871 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 egg196% · 74th percentile
  • Yogurt40% · 65th percentile
  • Onions32% · 23rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil12% · 42nd percentile
  • Mint and coriander1.1% · 55th percentile
  • Spices4.4% · 49th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt5.6% · 91st percentile

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