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Instant Pot Vegetable and Paneer Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

ministryofcurry.com · 2022 · 6

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 78% of recipes: 2.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 4 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 41%, 31st percentileGhee or oil: 11%, 39th percentileMint and coriander: 2.8%, 79th 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 (24)

  • 2 cups Extra long grain Basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • 2 cups water (for soaking)≈ 474 g
  • 3 tablespoons ghee (divided)≈ 41 g
  • 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 4 whole green cardamoms≈ 1 g
  • 4 clovesn/a
  • 10 whole black peppercornsn/a
  • 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 cup carrots (chopped lengthwise into 1-inch x ¼ inch strips)≈ 110 g
  • 1 cup green beans (chopped into 1-inch pieces)≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup white mushrooms (halved)≈ 237 g
  • ½ cup red pepper (chopped into 1-inch x ½ inch strips)≈ 75 g
  • ½ cup corn≈ 119 g
  • 1 cup paneer (cubed into ½ inch cubes)≈ 150 g
  • ½ tablespoon ginger (grated)≈ 3 g
  • ½ tablespoon garlic (minced)≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala≈ 2.5 g
  • 3 teaspoons kosher salt (divided)≈ 12 g
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint chopped≈ 2.4 g
  • ½ cup cilantro (chopped)≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 2 cups water (for cooking )≈ 474 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2001 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 coriander2.8% · 79th percentile
  • Spices2.6% · 23rd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.2% · 80th percentile

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