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Best Chicken Biryani

Chicken

norecipes.com · 2017 · 8 servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 89% of recipes and no yogurt, unlike 74%.

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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 89% of recipes: 250% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More mint and coriander than 86% of recipes: 4.2% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 6 times as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 5.8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 250%, 90th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 61%, 56th percentileGhee or oil: 11%, 41st percentileMint and coriander: 4.2%, 87th percentileSpices: 3.6%, 35th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 5.8%, 92nd percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil≈ 14 g
  • 10 grams garlic ((grated))10 g
  • 10 grams ginger ((grated))10 g
  • 1 serrano chili pepper ((to taste, minced))n/a
  • 5 grams mint ((finely chopped))5 g
  • 10 grams cilantro ((finely chopped))10 g
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 900 grams bone-in skin-on chicken thighs ((or drumsticks))900 g
  • 6 cups water≈ 1422 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 15 g
  • 5 pods green cardamom ((smashed))≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 360 grams basmati rice ((~2 cups))360 g
  • 2 tablespoons ghee≈ 27 g
  • 2 medium onions ((sliced thin))≈ 220 g
  • 1 cup reserved boiling liquid ((from rice))≈ 237 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • cilantro ((for garnish))n/a

uncooked rice 360 gin all 3249 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 egg250% · 90th percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions61% · 56th percentile
  • Ghee or oil11% · 41st percentile
  • Mint and coriander4.2% · 87th percentile
  • Spices3.6% · 35th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt5.8% · 92nd percentile

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