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Soya Biryani Recipe | Soya Chunks Biryani

Vegetable or paneer

Dassana Amit · vegrecipesofindia.com · 2024 · 4

Against 319 biryani recipes

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

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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).
  • No yogurt at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 23 to 62% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More spices than 84% of recipes: 8.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%.
  • More mint and coriander than 80% of recipes: 3.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 5 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 0%, 13th percentileYogurt: 0%, 13th percentileOnions: 70%, 60th percentileGhee or oil: 16%, 60th percentileMint and coriander: 3.5%, 82nd percentileSpices: 8.5%, 85th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 75th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (36)

  • 1 cup (50 grams) soya chunks (or meal maker)50 g
  • 3 cups water≈ 711 g
  • 1 pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 1.25 cups (250 grams) basmati rice (- preferably aged)250 g
  • 1 tej patta≈ 0.2 g
  • 1 inch cinnamon≈ 3 g
  • 3 clovesn/a
  • 3 green cardamoms≈ 0.8 g
  • 3 to 4 mace strands (- thin and single strands )n/a
  • 5 cups water≈ 1185 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or as required)≈ 6 g
  • 3 tablespoons oil (or 4 tablespoons ghee)≈ 41 g
  • 1½ inches cinnamon≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 black cardamom (- optional)≈ 0.3 g
  • 1 star anise (- small-sized, optional)≈ 1 g
  • ½ teaspoon caraway seeds (- shahi jeera)≈ 2.5 g
  • 1½ cups (175 grams or 2 medium to large) onions (- thinly sliced)175 g
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or 6 to 7 garlic & 1½ inches ginger, crushed in mortar)≈ 16 g
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder≈ 1.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder (or ½ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne)≈ 2.7 g
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder≈ 2.1 g
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala≈ 0.6 g
  • 2 to 3 pinches grated nutmeg (about ⅛ teaspoon)≈ 1 g
  • ¼ cup tomato puree (or ½ cup chopped tomatoes)≈ 45 g
  • 2 tablespoons mint (- chopped)≈ 2.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped, optional)≈ 2 g
  • ½ cup green peas (- frozen, optional)≈ 119 g
  • ¾ cup water≈ 178 g
  • salt (as required)n/a
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk (Thick) (or 1 cup curd (yogurt) - preferably thick and well set)≈ 240 g
  • 1 tablespoon kewra water ((pandanus water) or rose water)≈ 15 g
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves≈ 2.4 g
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves≈ 2 g
  • 2 tablespoons water (- warm or can use choice of milk)≈ 30 g
  • 25 to 30 saffron strandsn/a

uncooked rice 250 gin all 3090 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
  • Yogurt0% · 13th percentile
  • Onions70% · 60th percentile
  • Ghee or oil16% · 60th percentile
  • Mint and coriander3.5% · 82nd percentile
  • Spices8.5% · 85th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 75th percentile

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