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Egg Biryani

Egg

jimmybrum · nigella.com · Serves: 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

No yogurt, unlike 74% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • Meat, fish or egg in the middle half of recipes: 90% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
Meat, fish or egg: 90%, 35th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 75%, 64th percentileGhee or oil: 14%, 49th percentileMint and coriander: 0.7%, 50th percentileSpices: 3.9%, 40th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0.1%, 56th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 6 medium eggs (hard boiled)≈ 264 g
  • 375 millilitres basmati rice (soaked and drained)≈ 293 g
  • 2 tablespoons oil≈ 27 g
  • 2½ centimetres cinnamon sticks≈ 8 g
  • 2 cardamom pods≈ 0.5 g
  • 3 clovesn/a
  • 2 medium onions (sliced)≈ 220 g
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste≈ 5 g
  • 2 medium tomatoes (chopped)≈ 240 g
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (chopped)≈ 2 g
  • mint (torn)n/a
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder≈ 2.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric≈ 0.8 g
  • 125 millilitres coconut milk≈ 127 g
  • 1 tablespoon butter / ghee≈ 14 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

uncooked rice 293 gin all 1209 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 egg90% · 35th percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions75% · 64th percentile
  • Ghee or oil14% · 49th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.7% · 50th percentile
  • Spices3.9% · 40th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 56th percentile

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