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Shahi Veg Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

ruchiskitchen.com · 2024 · 6 SERVINGS

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 99% of recipes and more spices than 97%.

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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 99% of recipes: 276% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More spices than 97% of recipes: 15% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about 3 times as much.
  • More mint and coriander than 94% of recipes: 6.3% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 9 times as much.
  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 276%, 100th percentileGhee or oil: 29%, 86th percentileMint and coriander: 6.3%, 95th percentileSpices: 15%, 97th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (38)

  • ¼ cup Dried Coconut Flakes≈ 21 g
  • 3 pieces of Dried whole red chiliesn/a
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (saunf)≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)≈ 2.1 g
  • 4 pieces of Clovesn/a
  • 2 pieces of Black Cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • 1½ teaspoon Coriander seeds≈ 3.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon Almonds≈ 8 g
  • 1 tablespoon Cashews≈ 8 g
  • 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds (khus-khus)≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 large Onion, finely chopped≈ 150 g
  • 2 cloves of Garlic≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger paste≈ 5 g
  • 3 tablespoons Toamto puree≈ 44 g
  • 2 tablespoons Cream≈ 30 g
  • 2 teaspoons Garam Masala Powder≈ 5 g
  • 2 tablespoons Ghee or Oil≈ 27 g
  • ¼ cup Carrots (rinsed and diced)≈ 28 g
  • ¼ cup Green beans (rinsed and diced)≈ 59 g
  • 1 medium sized Red Bell pepper (rinsed and sliced)≈ 120 g
  • ¼ cup Cabbage (rinsed and shredded)≈ 59 g
  • - - Salt to tasten/a
  • 1 cup Long Grain Basmati Rice≈ 185 g
  • 2 pieces of Green Cardamom ( (Hari Elaichi))≈ 0.5 g
  • 4 pieces of Cloves ( (Laung))n/a
  • 2 sticks of Cinnamon ((Dalchini))≈ 6 g
  • 1 piece of Star Anise ((Chakra phool))≈ 1 g
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 large Onion, sliced≈ 150 g
  • ½ cup Chopped cilantro leaves≈ 8 g
  • 3 tablespoons Chopped Mint leaves≈ 3.6 g
  • 1¼ cups Water≈ 296 g
  • 2 tablespoons Oil≈ 27 g
  • 3 small Onions, thinly sliced≈ 210 g
  • 1 teaspoon Cornstarch≈ 2.7 g
  • ¼ cup Mixed nuts (Cashews, almonds, raisins)≈ 30 g
  • 3 tablespoons Milk to sprinkle on rice≈ 35 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 2 tablespoons Chopped cilantro leaves - to garnish≈ 2 g

uncooked rice 185 gin all 1540 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 egg0% · 13th percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions276% · 100th percentile
  • Ghee or oil29% · 86th percentile
  • Mint and coriander6.3% · 95th percentile
  • Spices15% · 97th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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