Butternut Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

Nigella · nigella.com · Serves: 8

Against 319 biryani recipes

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

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).
No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).
More salt than 83% of recipes: 3.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 large butternut squash (1-1¼kg/2¼-2½lb), de-seeded with skin kept on and cut into chunky bite-sized pieces1250 g
2 tablespoons vegetable oil≈ 27 g
1 teaspoon sea salt flakes or half a teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
3 medium onions (approx. 500g/1lb 2oz) peeled and cut into fine half-moons500 g
4 tablespoons vegetable oil≈ 54 g
150 grams coconut milk yogurt150 g
4 tablespoons sambal oelek≈ 59 g
2 tablespoons kecap manis≈ 30 g
1 tablespoon tamarind paste≈ 17 g
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger≈ 6 g
2 fat cloves of garlic (peeled and grated)≈ 6 g
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
1 teaspoon ground cardamom≈ 2 g
1 teaspoon ground turmeric≈ 3 g
½ teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
1 tablespoon vegetable oil≈ 14 g
1 x 400 grams can chickpeas (drained)400 g
4 cardamom pods (crushed)≈ 1 g
1 long or 2 short cinnamon sticks≈ 3 g
2 clovesn/a
3 star anise≈ 3 g
25 grams desiccated coconut25 g
2 teaspoons pink peppercorns≈ 4.6 g
2 litres cold water≈ 2003 g
2 teaspoons fine sea salt≈ 12 g
2 teaspoons sesame oil≈ 9 g
1 teaspoon lime juice≈ 4.9 g
600 grams basmati rice600 g
1 teaspoon sesame oil≈ 4.5 g
2 teaspoons cumin seeds (toasted)≈ 4.2 g
25 grams desiccated coconut25 g
50 grams dried cranberries50 g
50 grams flaked almonds (toasted)50 g
fresh coriander (chopped)n/a

uncooked rice 600 gin all 5332 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, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by percentages of the uncooked rice weight: meat, fish or egg, yogurt, onions, ghee or oil, mint and coriander, spices, potatoes, salt.