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Slow-Cooked Lamb Biriyani

Mutton, lamb or goat

Rob Allison · nigella.com · Serves: 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 99% of recipes and more spices than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • More meat, fish or egg than 99% of recipes: 500% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 4 times as much.
  • More spices than 81% of recipes: 7.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
  • More yogurt than 75% of recipes: 50% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
  • Less ghee or oil than 77% of recipes: 6.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about half as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 500%, 100th percentileYogurt: 50%, 76th percentileOnions: 38%, 27th percentileGhee or oil: 6.8%, 22nd percentileMint and coriander: 0.2%, 43rd percentileSpices: 7.8%, 82nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (23)

  • 200 grams natural yogurt200 g
  • 5 centimetres piece fresh ginger (peeled and grated)≈ 30 g
  • 8 cloves garlic (crushed)≈ 24 g
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika≈ 2.3 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric≈ 6 g
  • juice of 1 lemon≈ 45 g
  • 1 shoulder of lamb (about 2kg)2000 g
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 large onion (finely diced)≈ 150 g
  • 8 whole clovesn/a
  • 6 green cardamom pods (lightly crushed with the side of a knife)≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 bay leaves (fresh if possible)≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 cinnamon sticks≈ 6 g
  • 400 grams basmati rice (rinsed)400 g
  • 600 millilitres chicken broth≈ 601 g
  • 3 large sprigs fresh rosemaryn/a
  • saltn/a
  • freshly ground peppern/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • seeds of 1 pomegranates (to serve)n/a
  • 1 small bunch of mint (leaves only, to serve)n/a
  • naan bread (to serve)n/a

uncooked rice 400 gin all 3509 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 egg500% · 100th percentile
  • Yogurt50% · 76th percentile
  • Onions38% · 27th percentile
  • Ghee or oil6.8% · 22nd percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.2% · 43rd percentile
  • Spices7.8% · 82nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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