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Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Hyderabadi

thedeliciouscrescent.com · 2019 · 12 Cups

Against 319 biryani recipes

More ghee or oil than 99% of recipes and more onions than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More ghee or oil than 99% of recipes: 103% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about 7.5 times as much.
  • More onions than 76% of recipes: 92% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%.
Meat, fish or egg: 184%, 71st percentileYogurt: 44%, 70th percentileOnions: 92%, 76th percentileGhee or oil: 103%, 100th percentileMint and coriander: 1.7%, 66th percentileSpices: 4.2%, 46th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 3.2%, 80th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (28)

  • ¾ lb onions (yellow, thinly sliced )340 g
  • 1½ cups cooking oil (high smoke point, peanut oil)≈ 327 g
  • 1½ lb chicken (with bone, cut and clean, avoid chicken breast)680 g
  • ⅔ cup yogurt (plain)≈ 163 g
  • 1½ tablespoons ginger garlic paste (or grated ginger and garlic)≈ 24 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt (adjust per taste)≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder≈ 2.7 g
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric (ground )≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 chili pepper (jalapeno, serrano or cayenne, adjust per taste)n/a
  • 1 cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1 black cardamom≈ 0.3 g
  • 5 green cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 5 clovesn/a
  • 1 bay leaves (large, tej patta)≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon shah Jeera (Note 8)≈ 2.1 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper≈ 1.2 g
  • 2 cups basmati rice (long grain)≈ 370 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt (1¼ tablespoons salt if using cooking pot method)≈ 6 g
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil (leftover from fried onions)≈ 27 g
  • ¼ cup cilantro (fresh, chopped )≈ 4 g
  • 2 tablespoons mint (fresh, chopped )≈ 2.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 1 teaspoon saffron (ground and dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water)≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (recommended)≈ 27 g
  • 3 green cardamom≈ 0.8 g
  • 4 clovesn/a
  • 2 bay leaves≈ 0.4 g
  • ½ cinnamon stick≈ 1.5 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2023 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 egg184% · 71st percentile
  • Yogurt44% · 70th percentile
  • Onions92% · 76th percentile
  • Ghee or oil103% · 100th percentile
  • Mint and coriander1.7% · 66th percentile
  • Spices4.2% · 46th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt3.2% · 80th percentile

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