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Lemon Chicken Biryani

Chicken

theviewfromgreatisland.com · 2016 · 8 servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 94% of recipes and no mint and coriander, unlike 62%.

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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 94% of recipes: 297% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about twice 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: 297%, 94th percentileYogurt: 38%, 63rd percentileOnions: 53%, 43rd percentileGhee or oil: 8.4%, 28th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 4.8%, 54th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (25)

  • 1 3/4 cups basmati rice≈ 324 g
  • 27 ounces just under 3 1/2 cups, chicken stock, divided766 g
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil or ghee (clarified butter)≈ 27 g
  • 8 chicken thighs (or a combination of legs and thighs)≈ 960 g
  • Salt and freshly ground black peppern/a
  • 1 large onion (thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
  • 1 large shallot (thinly sliced)≈ 20 g
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • 10 black peppercornsn/a
  • 2 black cardamom pods (seeds removed, husks discarded)≈ 0.5 g
  • 15 green cardamom pods (seeds removed, husks discarded)≈ 3.8 g
  • 1 thumb-sized knob fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced)≈ 6 g
  • 4 garlic cloves (peeled)≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 cup whole cashews (raw preferred)≈ 60 g
  • approximately 1/4 cup (50g ground almonds)50 g
  • 8 Tbsp Greek yogurt (whole milk)≈ 122 g
  • 1 tsp turmeric≈ 3 g
  • 1/3 cup currants≈ 79 g
  • zest and juice of 1 lemonn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds≈ 40 g
  • fresh coriander leavesn/a
  • pomegranate seedsn/a
  • lemon wedgesn/a

uncooked rice 324 gin all 2592 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 egg297% · 94th percentile
  • Yogurt38% · 63rd percentile
  • Onions53% · 43rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil8.4% · 28th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices4.8% · 54th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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