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Chicken Biryani

Chicken

ruchiskitchen.com · 2023 · 6

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 97% of recipes and more ghee or oil than 92%.

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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 97% of recipes: 193% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More ghee or oil than 92% of recipes: 39% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 3 times as much.
  • More spices than 88% of recipes: 9.9% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 87% of recipes: 4.3% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 164%, 64th percentileYogurt: 44%, 70th percentileOnions: 193%, 98th percentileGhee or oil: 39%, 92nd percentileMint and coriander: 1.6%, 65th percentileSpices: 9.9%, 89th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 4.3%, 88th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (43)

  • 3 medium Onions≈ 330 g
  • 2 tablespoons Cornflour≈ 16 g
  • 3 tablespoons Milk≈ 46 g
  • 1½ teaspoons Saffron strands≈ 1 g
  • 1¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder≈ 3.1 g
  • ½ teaspoon Haldi (Turmeric powder)≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 teaspoons Shahi Jeera≈ 4.2 g
  • 1½ teaspoons Coriander Powder≈ 3.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi/ dried fenugreek leaves≈ 4.9 g
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper≈ 1.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon Mace (Javitri) (crushed to powder)≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 teaspoons Kashmiri Red chili powder≈ 5 g
  • 1 lb Chicken (drumsticks, chicken thighs boneless, skinless, and cut into pieces)454 g
  • ¼ cup Lemon Juice≈ 59 g
  • ½ cup Yogurt≈ 123 g
  • ½ tablespoon Garlic paste≈ 8 g
  • ½ tablespoon Ginger paste≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 1 cup Fried onions or Birista≈ 55 g
  • 2 tablespoons Chopped Cilantro≈ 2 g
  • 2 tablespoons Chopped Mint leaves≈ 2.4 g
  • - - Salt to tasten/a
  • 5 tablespoons mustard oil≈ 68 g
  • - - Biryani spice blend (prepared above)n/a
  • 1½ cups Rice≈ 278 g
  • 2¼ cups Water≈ 533 g
  • 2 - Whole Black Cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Cloves≈ 0.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds≈ 0.5 g
  • 3 - Bay leaves≈ 0.6 g
  • 1 - Cinnamon Stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 - Star Anise (optional)≈ 1 g
  • 2 teaspoons Salt≈ 12 g
  • 3 tablespoons Oil (or ghee)≈ 41 g
  • 2 - Bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 large Onion (thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
  • Seasoned parboiled rice from aboven/a
  • Half- Cooked chicken along with its juicesn/a
  • Fried Onions or Biristan/a
  • Saffron milkn/a
  • Gheen/a
  • Fresh cilantro and mint leavesn/a
  • Garam Masala Powder (optional)n/a

uncooked rice 278 gin all 2232 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
  • Yogurt44% · 70th percentile
  • Onions193% · 98th percentile
  • Ghee or oil39% · 92nd percentile
  • Mint and coriander1.6% · 65th percentile
  • Spices9.9% · 89th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt4.3% · 88th percentile

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