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Lamb Biryani

Mutton, lamb or goat

Lorraine · tamarindnthyme.com · 2025 · 8

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 98% of recipes and more onions 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 meat, fish or egg than 98% of recipes: 434% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More onions than 92% of recipes: 145% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More ghee or oil than 93% of recipes: 42% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 3 times as much.
  • More potatoes than 97% of recipes: 230% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Meat, fish or egg: 434%, 99th percentileYogurt: 53%, 78th percentileOnions: 145%, 93rd percentileGhee or oil: 42%, 94th percentileMint and coriander: 4.1%, 86th percentileSpices: 14%, 95th percentilePotatoes: 230%, 98th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (46)

  • 2 kg lamb (pieces on the bone)2000 g
  • 1 cup yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 2 tbsp ginger/garlic paste≈ 32 g
  • 2 tbsp masala≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder≈ 8 g
  • 1 tsp turmeric≈ 3 g
  • 2 tsp ground cumin≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander≈ 1 g
  • 2 tsp garam masala≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp ground fennel/soomph≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground elachie≈ 2.5 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped mint≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped coriander≈ 8 g
  • 1 lemon (use the juice)≈ 45 g
  • 4 sprigs thymen/a
  • 2 red chillies (slit in half)n/a
  • 2 green chillie (slit in half)n/a
  • 1 large onion (fried until crisp)≈ 150 g
  • 2 roma tomatoes (skin removed and pureed)≈ 240 g
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste≈ 23 g
  • saltn/a
  • 2&1/2 cups basmati rice≈ 463 g
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns≈ 2.3 g
  • 8 elachie/cardamom pods≈ 2 g
  • 2 cinnamon sticks≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves≈ 1.3 g
  • 3 bay leaf≈ 0.6 g
  • 2 star anise≈ 2 g
  • 2 black cardamom≈ 0.5 g
  • 2 lemon slices≈ 90 g
  • 5 potatoes (peeled and cut into wedges or cubes)≈ 1065 g
  • 2 large onion (fried until crisp)≈ 300 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1/4 cup butter≈ 57 g
  • 2&1/2 cups hot water≈ 593 g
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 2 onion (thinly sliced)≈ 220 g
  • 2 bay leaf≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 tablespoon whole spice (grab a tablespoon from the packet of whole biryani mix (osmans or any other brand))≈ 8 g
  • 4 sprigs thymen/a
  • 1/2 cup milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 tablespoon rose water≈ 15 g
  • pinch of saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 teaspoon egg yellow food colouring≈ 5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • extra coriander for garnishingn/a

uncooked rice 463 gin all 5885 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 egg434% · 99th percentile
  • Yogurt53% · 78th percentile
  • Onions145% · 93rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil42% · 94th percentile
  • Mint and coriander4.1% · 86th percentile
  • Spices14% · 95th percentile
  • Potatoes230% · 98th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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