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Instant Pot Chickpea Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

ministryofcurry.com · 2023 · 5

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and no yogurt, unlike 74%.

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How it compares

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

  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More mint and coriander than 89% of recipes: 4.9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 7 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 41%, 31st percentileGhee or oil: 11%, 39th percentileMint and coriander: 4.9%, 90th percentileSpices: 2.6%, 23rd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 3.2%, 80th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • 1 cup dry chickpeas (soaked overnight in warm water and drained (will be 2 cups soaked))≈ 237 g
  • 3 tablespoons ghee or oil (divided)≈ 41 g
  • 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
  • 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • ½ teaspoon black peppercorns≈ 1.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon ginger (grated)≈ 2 g
  • 1 teaspoon garlic (grated)≈ 2.8 g
  • 2 green chillies (slit into half (optional))n/a
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (or any mild red chili powder)≈ 2.7 g
  • 1½ cups water (to pressure cook chickpeas )≈ 356 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala≈ 2.5 g
  • 2 cups long grain basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups water≈ 474 g
  • ½ cup mint leaves (chopped)≈ 10 g
  • ½ cup cilantro (chopped)≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 1 tablespoon milk or water (warm)≈ 15 g
  • 1 pinch saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • ¼ cup cilantro (chopped )≈ 4 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 1672 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
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions41% · 31st percentile
  • Ghee or oil11% · 39th percentile
  • Mint and coriander4.9% · 90th percentile
  • Spices2.6% · 23rd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.2% · 80th percentile

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