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Bombay Chicken Biryani - Pakistani Biryani Recipe

Sindhi, Karachi or Bombay

tipsnrecipesblog.com · 2021 · 4 people

Against 319 biryani recipes

More onions than 96% of recipes and no ghee or oil, unlike 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • More onions than 96% of recipes: 178% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about 3 times as much.
  • No ghee or oil at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 22% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • 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: 180%, 69th percentileYogurt: 29%, 51st percentileOnions: 178%, 97th percentileGhee or oil: 0%, 7th percentileMint and coriander: 0%, 19th percentileSpices: 4.1%, 43rd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 500 gram chicken breast500 g
  • 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 tablespoon biryani masala≈ 3.8 g
  • 1/3 cup yogurt≈ 82 g
  • 1 1/2 cup Basmati rice≈ 278 g
  • 1 cinnamon≈ 3 g
  • 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
  • 2-3 black cardamoms≈ 0.6 g
  • 3 star anise≈ 3 g
  • 3-4 clovesn/a
  • 3 green cardamoms≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon kewra water≈ 4.9 g
  • suffcient quantity watern/a
  • 4-5 onions≈ 495 g
  • 4 tomatoes≈ 480 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 1/2 cup oil for frying≈ 109 g
  • garnish Cilantron/a

uncooked rice 278 gin all 1859 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 egg180% · 69th percentile
  • Yogurt29% · 51st percentile
  • Onions178% · 97th percentile
  • Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile
  • Spices4.1% · 43rd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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