Awadhi Chicken Biryani recipe (Lucknowi Chicken Biryani)

Ingredients (31)

• 2 cups basmati rice ((aged, long-grain))≈ 370 g
• 2 onions (sliced, to make birista (fried onions))≈ 220 g
• 500 g chicken (,cut into cubes)500 g
• 3 onions (sliced)≈ 330 g
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste≈ 32 g
• salt to tasten/a
• 3/4 cup thick curd/yogurt≈ 184 g
• 1 tsp red chili powder≈ 2.7 g
• 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder ((elaichi powder))≈ 0.5 g
• 1/4 tsp mace powder ((javitri powder))≈ 0.7 g
• 2 green chiliesn/a
• 1 tbsp Ghee + 2 tbsp refined oil≈ 14 g
• 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
• 1 tsp cumin≈ 2.1 g
• 1- inch cinnamon≈ 3 g
• 4 green cardamoms≈ 1 g
• 5 clovesn/a
• 1 tbsp ghee/clarified butter≈ 14 g
• 1/2 tsp kewra water≈ 2.5 g
• 1/2 tsp rose water≈ 2.5 g
• 1 bay leaf ((Tej patta))≈ 0.2 g
• 1- inch cinnamon ((Dalchini))≈ 3 g
• 5 cloves ((Laung))n/a
• 3 green cardamoms ((Choti Elaichi))≈ 0.8 g
• saffron milk (to prepare - add a pinch of saffron in 1/2 cup of warm milk)n/a
• 1 tsp mace powder ((Javitri powder))≈ 2.6 g
• 1 tsp cardamom powder ((Elaichi powder))≈ 2 g
• 2-3 drops kewra water≈ 1 g
• 2-3 drops rose essence≈ 1 g
• 2 tsp ghee/clarified butter≈ 9 g
• handful of mint leaves (optional)n/a

uncooked rice 370 gin all 1698 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 egg135% · 56th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt50% · 75th percentile · median 29%
• Onions149% · 93rd percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil9.8% · 33rd percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices5.1% · 58th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt0% · 27th percentile · median 0%