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Chettinad Biryani Recipe (Vegetarian)

Chettinad

Dassana Amit · vegrecipesofindia.com · 2024 · 3

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and more mint and coriander 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 meat, fish or egg at all, where 73% of recipes use some (most of those 117 to 206% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More mint and coriander than 87% of recipes: 4.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 6.5 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 23%, 44th percentileOnions: 50%, 42nd percentileGhee or oil: 18%, 63rd percentileMint and coriander: 4.5%, 88th percentileSpices: 5.7%, 65th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (30)

  • 1 cup (200 grams) basmati rice ((heaped) - or use seeraga samba or kaima rice)200 g
  • 1 teaspoon ghee (- for marinating rice)≈ 4.5 g
  • ¼ cup mint leaves (- chopped )≈ 5 g
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves (- chopped (cilantro))≈ 4 g
  • 3 to 4 green chiliesn/a
  • 3 to 4 garlic cloves (- small to medium-sized, peeled)≈ 11 g
  • 1 inch ginger (- peeled)≈ 6 g
  • ½ to 1 tablespoon water≈ 11 g
  • 200 to 250 grams white button mushrooms (- quartered or sliced)250 g
  • 3 tablespoons curd ((yogurt))≈ 46 g
  • ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))≈ 0.9 g
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)≈ 1.4 g
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander))≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 to 2.5 tablespoons oil (- any neutral tasting oil or coconut oil)≈ 31 g
  • 1 inch cinnamon≈ 3 g
  • 2 green cardamoms≈ 0.5 g
  • 3 to 4 clovesn/a
  • 6 to 7 black peppercornsn/a
  • 1 tej patta (- medium to large-sized (Indian bay leaf))≈ 0.2 g
  • 2 thin single strands of mace (- optional)n/a
  • 1 stone flower (- tiny piece, (dagad phool or pathar phool) - optional)n/a
  • 2 kapok buds ((marathi moggu) - optional)n/a
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds≈ 2.1 g
  • ¾ to 1 cup (100 grams) onions (- thinly sliced)100 g
  • ½ cup (80 grams) tomatoes (- chopped)80 g
  • ½ to 1 cup water (or add as required)≈ 178 g
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk (- thick, can use lite coconut milk)≈ 240 g
  • salt (as required)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped or 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves)≈ 2.5 g

uncooked rice 200 gin all 1177 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 egg0% · 13th percentile
  • Yogurt23% · 44th percentile
  • Onions50% · 42nd percentile
  • Ghee or oil18% · 63rd percentile
  • Mint and coriander4.5% · 88th percentile
  • Spices5.7% · 65th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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