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Cape Malay lamb breyani

Cape Malay or South African

Fayruza Abrahams · taste.co.za · 2025 · 1 serving

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More mint and coriander than 85% of recipes and more meat, fish or egg than 75%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 319 biryani recipes, per 100 g of uncooked rice.

  • More mint and coriander than 85% of recipes: 4% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 5.5 times as much.
  • More meat, fish or egg than 75% of recipes: 200% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%.
  • Fewer onions than 79% of recipes: 30% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about half as much.
  • More spices than 80% of recipes: 7.6% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
Meat, fish or egg: 200%, 78th percentileYogurt: 49%, 74th percentileOnions: 30%, 21st percentileGhee or oil: 16%, 60th percentileMint and coriander: 4%, 86th percentileSpices: 7.6%, 81st percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 3.6%, 84th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (29)

  • 4 T vegetable oil≈ 54 g
  • 1 large white onions, finely sliced≈ 150 g
  • 1 kg lamb pieces1000 g
  • 1 cup plain yoghurt≈ 245 g
  • 1 T salt≈ 18 g
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped≈ 240 g
  • 3 t garlic-and-ginger paste≈ 16 g
  • 2 t garam masala≈ 5 g
  • 2 t breyani masala≈ 5 g
  • 2 t leaf masala≈ 5 g
  • 1 t Kashmiri chilli≈ 2.7 g
  • ½ t ground mace≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 t ground turmeric≈ 3 g
  • 6 cardamon pods, crackedn/a
  • 4 cinnamon sticks≈ 12 g
  • 4 clovesn/a
  • 4 bay leaves≈ 0.8 g
  • 3 star anise≈ 3 g
  • 3 black cardamon pods, crackedn/a
  • ½ cup lemon juice≈ 119 g
  • 2 t sugar≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup fresh mint≈ 20 g
  • ½ bunch coriandern/a
  • 500 g basmati rice, washed and soaked500 g
  • 1 litre boiling water≈ 1002 g
  • 1 lemon, sliced≈ 45 g
  • 2 T ghee≈ 27 g
  • 1 large pinch of saffron steeped in ¼ cup warm milk≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 t rose-water≈ 10 g

uncooked rice 500 gin all 3492 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 egg200% · 78th percentile
  • Yogurt49% · 74th percentile
  • Onions30% · 21st percentile
  • Ghee or oil16% · 60th percentile
  • Mint and coriander4% · 86th percentile
  • Spices7.6% · 81st percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.6% · 84th percentile

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