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Kolkata style Chicken Biryani

Kolkata

Amrita · motionsandemotions.com · 2023 · 3 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

More ghee or oil than 95% of recipes and more onions than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More ghee or oil than 95% of recipes: 47% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More onions than 90% of recipes: 127% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about twice as much.
  • More potatoes than 94% of recipes: 144% 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: 176%, 67th percentileYogurt: 33%, 57th percentileOnions: 127%, 90th percentileGhee or oil: 47%, 95th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 5.9%, 67th percentilePotatoes: 144%, 95th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (41)

  • 8 nos Clovesn/a
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick≈ 3 g
  • 4 nos Green Cardamom≈ 1 g
  • ¾ teaspoon Caraway Seeds or Shah Jeera≈ 1.6 g
  • 8 nos Whole Black Peppercornsn/a
  • ½ teaspoon Nutmeg or Jaiphal, grated or powder≈ 1.3 g
  • 3 petals Mace or Javitrin/a
  • 3-4 no Cubeb or Kabab Chinin/a
  • 1 no Black Cardamom≈ 0.3 g
  • 1 no Bay Leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 2 cups Long grain rice (Basmati rice)≈ 370 g
  • 2 nos Green Cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • 4 nos Clovesn/a
  • 4 nos Whole Black Peppercornn/a
  • 1-2 no Star Anise≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 petal Macen/a
  • 3-4 nos Cubebn/a
  • ½ inch Cinnamon≈ 1.5 g
  • 500 gms Chicken (Preferably Bone pieces, Leg and Thigh pieces)500 g
  • ½ cup Thick Yogurt≈ 123 g
  • 2 -3 teaspoon Ginger Paste≈ 13 g
  • 1½ teaspoon Garlic Paste≈ 8 g
  • Salt to tasten/a
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder≈ 2.7 g
  • ⅓ teaspoon Turmeric Powder ((optional))≈ 1 g
  • 1½ teaspoon Biryani Masala Powder≈ 3.8 g
  • 2 teaspoon Refined Oil≈ 9 g
  • 1 large Onion, Sliced≈ 150 g
  • 2 cups Onion, finely chopped≈ 320 g
  • 2-3 medium Potato, cut into halves≈ 533 g
  • 3 nos Boiled Eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder≈ 2.1 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ cup Warm Milk≈ 61 g
  • a pinch Saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • ½ cup Refined Oil≈ 109 g
  • ¼ cup Clarified Butter or Ghee≈ 55 g
  • few drops Food Color (Saffron) (optional)n/a
  • few drops Meetha Attar (a special fragrance for Mughlai cuisine)n/a
  • few drops Kewra Watern/a

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2426 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 egg176% · 67th percentile
  • Yogurt33% · 57th percentile
  • Onions127% · 90th percentile
  • Ghee or oil47% · 95th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices5.9% · 67th percentile
  • Potatoes144% · 95th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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