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Authentic Chicken Biryani

Chicken

pipingpotcurry.com · 2024 · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 89% of recipes and more salt than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • More onions than 89% of recipes: 126% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 95% of recipes: 8.6% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More mint and coriander than 88% of recipes: 4.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 6.5 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 180%, 69th percentileYogurt: 44%, 70th percentileOnions: 126%, 90th percentileGhee or oil: 12%, 43rd percentileMint and coriander: 4.7%, 89th percentileSpices: 5%, 56th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 8.6%, 96th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (28)

  • 1.1 pound Chicken Thighs (bone-in and skinless, cut into small pieces (500 grams))500 g
  • 1/2 cup Plain Yogurt (thick full-fat)≈ 123 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon Oil (See notes*)≈ 20 g
  • 4 cloves Garlic (minced )≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoon Ginger (freshly grated )≈ 4 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala≈ 2.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoon Lime or Lemon juice≈ 10 g
  • 2 Yellow Onions (about 350 grams, peeled and thinly sliced )350 g
  • 2 tablespoon Warm Milk≈ 31 g
  • 10-12 strands Saffron (Kesar)n/a
  • 1 1/2 cups Basmati Rice (rinsed and soaked in water for 20 minutes)≈ 278 g
  • 6 cups Water≈ 1422 g
  • 1 tablespoon Salt≈ 18 g
  • 1 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)≈ 0.2 g
  • 4 Cloves (Laung)n/a
  • 4 Green Cardamom (Elaichi)≈ 1 g
  • 1 Star anaisen/a
  • 1/2 teaspoon Shahi jeera≈ 1.1 g
  • 1/4 cup Mint leaves (Pudhina) (fresh, chopped )≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro leaves (Corainder) (chopped )≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee≈ 14 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 1 cup Oil (for frying )≈ 218 g
  • Cucumber Raitan/a
  • Kachumber Saladn/a

uncooked rice 278 gin all 2813 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 egg180% · 69th percentile
  • Yogurt44% · 70th percentile
  • Onions126% · 90th percentile
  • Ghee or oil12% · 43rd percentile
  • Mint and coriander4.7% · 89th percentile
  • Spices5% · 56th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt8.6% · 96th percentile

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