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Shrimp Biryani (Prawn Biryani)

Prawn or fish

pipingpotcurry.com · 2024 · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More mint and coriander than 94% of recipes and more salt than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More mint and coriander than 94% of recipes: 6.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 9.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 12% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More onions than 78% of recipes: 95% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
  • More spices than 81% of recipes: 7.7% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
Meat, fish or egg: 164%, 64th percentileYogurt: 17%, 35th percentileOnions: 95%, 78th percentileGhee or oil: 15%, 54th percentileMint and coriander: 6.5%, 96th percentileSpices: 7.7%, 82nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 12%, 98th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (30)

  • 1 pound Shrimp or Prawns (cleaned and deveined, )454 g
  • 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder (mild, or use 1 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, adjust to taste)≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoon Lime or Lemon juice≈ 10 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 1/2 tablespoon Salt≈ 27 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 inch stick Cinnamon (Dalchini)≈ 3 g
  • 2 tablespoon Oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee≈ 14 g
  • 1 large Yellow Onion (about 250 grams, peeled and thinly sliced )250 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)≈ 1.1 g
  • 2 teaspoon Ginger (freshly grated )≈ 4 g
  • 4 cloves Garlic (minced )≈ 12 g
  • 1 large Tomato (finely diced )≈ 120 g
  • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala≈ 2.5 g
  • 3 tablespoon Plain Yogurt (thick full-fat, whisked )≈ 46 g
  • 1/2 cup Mint leaves (Pudhina) (fresh, chopped )≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro leaves (Corainder) (chopped )≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 cup Birista / Fried onions≈ 14 g
  • Cucumber Raitan/a
  • Kachumber Saladn/a

uncooked rice 278 gin all 2752 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 egg164% · 64th percentile
  • Yogurt17% · 35th percentile
  • Onions95% · 78th percentile
  • Ghee or oil15% · 54th percentile
  • Mint and coriander6.5% · 96th percentile
  • Spices7.7% · 82nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt12% · 98th percentile

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