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Cape Chicken Breyani

Cape Malay or South African

Linda Nortje · withablast.net · 2013 · 6 Servings

Against 319 biryani recipes

More meat, fish or egg than 93% of recipes and more yogurt than 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • More meat, fish or egg than 93% of recipes: 292% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 133%, about twice as much.
  • More yogurt than 92% of recipes: 88% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 3 times as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 292%, 94th percentileYogurt: 88%, 94th percentileOnions: 79%, 65th percentileGhee or oil: 10%, 35th percentileMint and coriander: 0.1%, 40th percentileSpices: 5.4%, 62nd percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 1/2 cup Brown Lentils≈ 119 g
  • 4 – 5 Chicken Fillets (cut into big chunks)≈ 810 g
  • Salt and Freshly Black Pepper (to taste)n/a
  • 1 cup Plain Yogurt≈ 245 g
  • 2 teaspoons Curry Powder≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin≈ 1.1 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Coriander≈ 0.2 g
  • 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter≈ 28 g
  • 2 Onions (halved and sliced)≈ 220 g
  • 2 Cinnamon Sticks≈ 6 g
  • 6 Cardamom Pods (husks removed and slightly crushed)≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 1/2 cups Basmati Rice≈ 278 g
  • 2 cups Chicken Stock≈ 474 g
  • Salt and Black Pepper (to taste)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 4 Hard Boiled Eggs (quartered)≈ 200 g
  • Sliced Banana (optional)n/a
  • Fresh Cilantro (for garnishing)n/a

uncooked rice 278 gin all 2189 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 egg292% · 94th percentile
  • Yogurt88% · 94th percentile
  • Onions79% · 65th percentile
  • Ghee or oil10% · 35th percentile
  • Mint and coriander0.1% · 40th percentile
  • Spices5.4% · 62nd percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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