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Kashmiri Chicken Biryani

Chicken

vishal · nigella.com · Serves: 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

Less ghee or oil than 84% of recipes and more yogurt than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less ghee or oil than 84% of recipes: 2.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, under a third as much.
  • More yogurt than 76% of recipes: 52% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
  • Fewer onions than 76% of recipes: 34% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Meat, fish or egg: 168%, 66th percentileYogurt: 52%, 77th percentileOnions: 34%, 24th percentileGhee or oil: 2.7%, 15th percentileMint and coriander: 0.3%, 45th percentileSpices: 5%, 56th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0.1%, 56th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 500 grams rice500 g
  • 7 chicken thighs≈ 840 g
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander≈ 0.7 g
  • 4 cardamom pods≈ 1 g
  • 4 cinnamon sticks≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons mace≈ 5 g
  • black peppercornsn/a
  • 6 cloves garlic (chopped)≈ 18 g
  • raisinsn/a
  • 250 millilitres yoghurt≈ 259 g
  • 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)≈ 14 g
  • 250 millilitres onions (sliced)≈ 169 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder≈ 2.7 g
  • fresh ginger (finely sliced)n/a
  • cooking oiln/a
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • watern/a

uncooked rice 500 gin all 1827 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 egg168% · 66th percentile
  • Yogurt52% · 77th percentile
  • Onions34% · 24th percentile
  • Ghee or oil2.7% · 15th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.3% · 45th percentile
  • Spices5% · 56th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 56th percentile

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