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Nadiya Hussain's Prawn Saffron Biryani Recipe | Family Favourites

Prawn or fish

thehappyfoodie.co.uk · 2018 · Serves 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

No yogurt, unlike 74% of recipes and more ghee or oil than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More ghee or oil than 87% of recipes: 30% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about twice as much.
  • Fewer spices than 89% of recipes: 1.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about half as much.
  • No mint and coriander at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 1 to 3.6% of the uncooked rice weight).
Meat, fish or egg: 70%, 31st percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 66%, 59th percentileGhee or oil: 30%, 88th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 1.5%, 10th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 73rd percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 500g basmati rice500 g
  • 1.5 ltr cold watern/a
  • a large pinch of saffron≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 small cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 2 tsp salt≈ 12 g
  • 80g unsalted butter80 g
  • 5 cloves of garlic, chopped≈ 15 g
  • 3 medium onions, chopped≈ 330 g
  • ½ a lemon≈ 23 g
  • 2 large red chillies, quarteredn/a
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tsp Indian five-spice (see intro)≈ 2.6 g
  • a large handful of fresh parsley, choppedn/a
  • 350g raw king prawns, shelled350 g
  • 5 tbsp olive oil≈ 68 g

uncooked rice 500 gin all 1385 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 egg70% · 31st percentile
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions66% · 59th percentile
  • Ghee or oil30% · 88th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices1.5% · 10th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 73rd percentile

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