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Awadhi Mutton Biryani

Lucknowi or Awadhi

sweetjaw · nigella.com · Serves: 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More yogurt than 80% 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.

  • More yogurt than 80% of recipes: 60% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about twice as much.
  • Ghee or oil in the middle half of recipes: 21% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
Meat, fish or egg: 100%, 38th percentileYogurt: 60%, 81st percentileOnions: 66%, 59th percentileGhee or oil: 21%, 72nd percentileMint and coriander: 0.1%, 40th percentileSpices: 5.3%, 62nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (30)

  • ½ kilogram mutton500 g
  • ½ kilogram basmati rice500 g
  • 100 grams butter100 g
  • 100 millilitres cream≈ 101 g
  • 2 saffron strandsn/a
  • 3 onions (fried, ground to a paste)≈ 330 g
  • 1 handful fresh apricotsn/a
  • 3 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste≈ 48 g
  • 300 grams natural yogurt300 g
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric≈ 3 g
  • salt (to taste)n/a
  • 1 teaspoon butter (clarified)≈ 4.7 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 2 clovesn/a
  • 3 black cardamom≈ 0.8 g
  • 1⅓ centimetres cinnamon≈ 4 g
  • 15 mint leavesn/a
  • 1 black cardamom≈ 0.3 g
  • 1 green cardamom≈ 0.3 g
  • 3⅘ centimetres cinnamon≈ 11 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 3 clovesn/a
  • ½ teaspoon cumin≈ 1.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander≈ 0.3 g
  • 2 pinches of ground nutmeg≈ 0.8 g
  • 2 pinches of mace≈ 0.8 g
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom≈ 1 g
  • 2 handfuls fresh mintn/a

uncooked rice 500 gin all 1915 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 egg100% · 38th percentile
  • Yogurt60% · 81st percentile
  • Onions66% · 59th percentile
  • Ghee or oil21% · 72nd percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.1% · 40th percentile
  • Spices5.3% · 62nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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