Chicken Biryani - Pakistani Style

Ingredients (30)

• 3 Cups Rice (See Notes)≈ 555 g
• 1 kg Chicken with bone cut into small pieces1000 g
• 3 Large Onions (See Notes)≈ 450 g
• 1 tbsp Garlic≈ 8 g
• 1 tbsp Ginger≈ 6 g
• 3 Medium Tomatoes≈ 360 g
• 2 Medium Potatoes (See Notes)≈ 426 g
• 2 cups Yoghurt (See Notes)≈ 490 g
• 1 cup Cooking Oil≈ 218 g
• 2 Green Chillies (See Notes)n/a
• 1 cup Coriander/Cilantro≈ 16 g
• 1 cup Mint Leaves≈ 20 g
• 5-6 Prunes or Dried Plums (See Notes)n/a
• 1 Lemon Sliced≈ 45 g
• 1 tbsp Yellow Food Colour or Saffron (See Notes)≈ 2 g
• 2 Bayleavesn/a
• 1 tbsp Black Peppercorns≈ 7 g
• 1 tsp Cloves≈ 2.6 g
• 1 Star Anise≈ 1 g
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks≈ 6 g
• 4 Green Cardamom≈ 1 g
• 1 tbsp Salt≈ 18 g
• 2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder≈ 16 g
• 1 tsp Turmeric≈ 3 g
• 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds≈ 6 g
• 1½ tsp Coriander Powder≈ 3.2 g
• 1 tbsp Garam Masala≈ 8 g
• 2 Dried Whole Chilli (Optional)n/a
• 1 tsp Crushed Red Chilies≈ 4.9 g
• 3-4 Prunes (See Notes)n/a

uncooked rice 555 gin all 3673 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 egg180% · 69th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt88% · 94th percentile · median 29%
• Onions81% · 68th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil39% · 93rd percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander6.5% · 96th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices10% · 89th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes77% · 85th percentile · median 0%
• Salt3.2% · 80th percentile · median 0%