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Pakistani Prawn Biryani Recipe (Shrimp Biryani)

Pakistani

pakistaneats.com · 2026 · 6 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

No yogurt, unlike 74% of recipes and fewer onions than 85%.

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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).
  • Fewer onions than 85% of recipes: 24% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about half as much.
  • More ghee or oil than 79% of recipes: 24% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
Meat, fish or egg: 98%, 36th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 24%, 14th percentileGhee or oil: 24%, 80th percentileMint and coriander: 1.1%, 55th percentileSpices: 5.7%, 65th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • Ricen/a
  • 2½ cups basmati rice (washed in several changes of water)≈ 463 g
  • 4 green cardamom pods≈ 1 g
  • 2 black cardamom pods≈ 0.5 g
  • 2- inch cinnamon stick≈ 6 g
  • 2 bay leaves (optional)≈ 0.4 g
  • Salt to tasten/a
  • Prawn (Shrimp) Masalan/a
  • 1 pound prawns or shrimp (peeled and tails removed)454 g
  • ½ cup neutral oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 medium yellow onion (halved and thinly sliced)≈ 110 g
  • 1½ teaspoons crushed garlic≈ 4.2 g
  • 1½ teaspoons crushed ginger≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 teaspoons red chili flakes≈ 10 g
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 Roma tomatoes (roughly chopped)≈ 360 g
  • 2 bird's eye chilies or 1 serrano pepper (finely chopped)n/a
  • 5 tablespoons fresh cilantro (finely chopped)≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon saffron threads (optional)≈ 0.7 g
  • Sugar (optional)n/a

uncooked rice 463 gin all 1534 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 egg98% · 36th percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions24% · 14th percentile
  • Ghee or oil24% · 80th percentile
  • Mint and coriander1.1% · 55th percentile
  • Spices5.7% · 65th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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