Cauliflower Biryani (One Pot Gobi Biryani)

Vegetable or paneer

Dassana Amit · vegrecipesofindia.com · 2021 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

No meat, fish or egg, unlike 73% of recipes and no yogurt, unlike 74%.

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).
No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
Fewer onions than 87% of recipes: 21% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 59%, about half as much.
More potatoes than 84% of recipes: 76% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

3 cups cauliflower florets (or 1 small to medium-sized cauliflower)≈ 711 g
hot water (- as required for blanching cauliflower)n/a
½ teaspoon vinegar (- optional)≈ 2.5 g
¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
1 inch cinnamon≈ 3 g
3 clovesn/a
3 green cardamoms≈ 0.8 g
1 small piece of stone flower ((dagad phool) - optional)n/a
2 to 3 strands of macen/a
½ teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 1.1 g
½ teaspoon poppy seeds ((khus khus) - optional)≈ 2.5 g
1 teaspoon coriander seeds≈ 2.1 g
5 whole black peppersn/a
½ teaspoon fennel seeds≈ 1.1 g
3 tablespoons desiccated coconut (or fresh coconut)≈ 16 g
2 green chilies (- chopped or ½ tablespoon chopped - you can add more green chillies for a spicy biryani)n/a
1 inch ginger (- chopped or ½ tablespoon chopped ginger)≈ 6 g
½ tablespoon chopped garlic (or 4 to 5 medium-sized garlic cloves)≈ 4.2 g
2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro))≈ 2 g
¼ cup water (for grinding)≈ 59 g
1.5 cups seeraga samba rice (or 280 grams - can sub with basmati rice)280 g
water (- as required for soaking rice)n/a
3 tablespoons oil (- any neutral tasting oil)≈ 41 g
½ cup thinly sliced onions (or 1 medium-sized onion)≈ 58 g
5 to 6 curry leavesn/a
1 cup finely chopped tomatoes (or 2 medium-sized tomatoes)≈ 180 g
1 pinch of turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))≈ 0.4 g
1 medium potato (or a fistful of green peas - both are optional)≈ 213 g
3 cups water≈ 711 g
1 teaspoon lemon juice≈ 4.9 g
salt ( as required)n/a

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

uncooked rice 280 gin all 2301 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, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by percentages of the uncooked rice weight: meat, fish or egg, yogurt, onions, ghee or oil, mint and coriander, spices, potatoes, salt.