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Baby Potato Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

spiceupthecurry.com · 2018 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and more potatoes 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.

  • No meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More potatoes than 95% of recipes: 162% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More yogurt than 82% of recipes: 66% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More spices than 82% of recipes: 8% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 66%, 85th percentileOnions: 87%, 72nd percentileGhee or oil: 15%, 54th percentileMint and coriander: 2.4%, 72nd percentileSpices: 8%, 83rd percentilePotatoes: 162%, 96th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (29)

  • 1 cup Basmati rice≈ 185 g
  • 4 cups Water≈ 948 g
  • Salt (to taste)n/a
  • 2 Green cardamoms≈ 0.5 g
  • 2 Black cardamoms≈ 0.5 g
  • 4 Clovesn/a
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 Bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 Star anise≈ 1 g
  • 300 grams Baby potatoes (peeled and cut into half or quarters)300 g
  • 1 tablespoon Oil (to make fried onions)≈ 14 g
  • ½ cup Red onion (sliced (to make fried onions))≈ 80 g
  • 1 tablespoon Oil (to make gravy tempering)≈ 14 g
  • ½ cup Red onion (sliced)≈ 80 g
  • 2 teaspoons Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed≈ 11 g
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic paste or freshly grated≈ 11 g
  • 1 Green chili (chopped finely)n/a
  • 2 large Tomatoes (pureed)≈ 240 g
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Red chili powder≈ 4.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder≈ 2.1 g
  • ½ teaspoon Biryani masala (or Garam masala)≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) (crushed between palm before adding)≈ 4.9 g
  • ¼ cup Water≈ 59 g
  • ½ cup Plain yogurt ((dahi or curd) whisked till smooth)≈ 123 g
  • ¼ teaspoon Garam masala≈ 0.6 g
  • 2 tablespoons Mint leaves (finely chopped)≈ 2.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves (finely chopped)≈ 2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 3 tablespoons Oil (for frying potatoes)≈ 41 g

uncooked rice 185 gin all 2087 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
  • Yogurt66% · 85th percentile
  • Onions87% · 72nd percentile
  • Ghee or oil15% · 54th percentile
  • Mint and coriander2.4% · 72nd percentile
  • Spices8% · 83rd percentile
  • Potatoes162% · 96th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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