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Malabar Chicken Biryani

Malabar or Thalassery

Shana Shameer · recipesaresimple.com · 2019 · 10

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 75% of recipes and more salt 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.

  • More meat, fish or egg than 75% of recipes: 200% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • More salt than 85% of recipes: 3.9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 200%, 78th percentileYogurt: 17%, 39th percentileOnions: 77%, 64th percentileGhee or oil: 12%, 43rd percentileMint and coriander: 0.7%, 50th percentileSpices: 6%, 68th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 3.9%, 86th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (41)

  • 2 kg Chicken2000 g
  • 7 Red onions, sliced≈ 770 g
  • 1 cup Garlic cloves≈ 134 g
  • 3/4-1 cup Ginger≈ 84 g
  • 50 gms Small hot green chillies50 g
  • 1/2 kg Tomato, chopped500 g
  • 1 large handful Coriander leavesn/a
  • 1 large handful handful Mint leavesn/a
  • 2 Pandan leavesn/a
  • 100 gms Dalda/ Vanaspati100 g
  • 1/2 cup Coconut oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee/ Clarified butter≈ 14 g
  • 5 tsp Coriander powder≈ 11 g
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 tsp Kerala garam masala≈ 5 g
  • 2 tsp Salt≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 cup Thick yogurt, whipped≈ 123 g
  • 2 tsp Lime juice≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 cup Milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 tsp Saffron≈ 0.7 g
  • 1-2 cups Wheat flour (For sealant)≈ 188 g
  • 4 tsp Coriander powder≈ 8 g
  • 2 tsp Chilli powder≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp Fennel powder≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 tsp Black pepper powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 tsp Green Cardamom powder≈ 1 g
  • 3 Tbsp Thick and sour yoghurt≈ 46 g
  • 3 Tbsp Mint leaves, chopped≈ 3.6 g
  • 3 Tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped≈ 3 g
  • 1 kg Basmati RICE or Kaima Rice1000 g
  • 7 cups Water≈ 1659 g
  • 4 1/2 tsp Salt≈ 27 g
  • 3 Sticks of cinnamon≈ 9 g
  • 1 Tbsp Star anise≈ 5 g
  • 5 Green cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 5 Cloves 5-6n/a
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/4 cup 1/4 Fried cashew nuts 1/2 cup≈ 30 g
  • 1/4 cup Fried raisins/ sultanas≈ 38 g
  • Chopped coriandern/a

uncooked rice 1000 gin all 7081 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 egg200% · 78th percentile
  • Yogurt17% · 39th percentile
  • Onions77% · 64th percentile
  • Ghee or oil12% · 43rd percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.7% · 50th percentile
  • Spices6% · 68th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.9% · 86th percentile

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