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Lucknowi Biryani

Name: Lucknowi Biryani
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 300 grams sella basmati rice (or regular basmati rice or 1.5 cups sella basmati rice); 5 to 6 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt (or add as required); 1 tej patta ((indian bay leaf)); 2 green cardamoms; ½ inch cinnamon; 2 cloves; 2 to 2.5 cups chopped mixed vegetables (like carrots, potato, cauliflower, capsicum, french beans, mushrooms); ⅓ cup green peas; 2 tablespoons ghee; 1 inch cinnamon; 2 black cardamoms; 1 mace flower; 85 grams onions (or ¾ cup chopped onions or 1 medium to large onion, thinly sliced); 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or ½ inch ginger and 4 to 5 garlic cloves - crushed to a paste in a mortar pestle); 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (or yellow chilli powder); 1 teaspoon garam masala (- do make sure that the garam masala powder has coriander seeds in it); 1 cup water; ¼ cup curd ((yogurt)); salt (as required); 1 pinch of saffron strands; ⅓ cup warm milk; ½ to 1 tablespoon ghee; 2 teaspoons kewra water (or rose water or meetha ittar); ⅓ cup of the stock in which the rice was cooked; ½ cup thinly sliced onions; 1 tablespoon ghee

NUTRITION · PER SERVING75M COOK

CAL 25%·PRO 20%

CARBS 79G64% OF CAL

3G FIBER68G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 16G30% OF CAL

10G SAT7G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

An aromatic, mild Lucknowi biryani made with rice, mixed vegetables, and fragrant spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron. A subtle, layered vegetarian rice dish from Awadhi cuisine.

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Ingredients

serves 4

300 grams sella basmati rice (or regular basmati rice or 1.5 cups sella basmati rice)
5 to 6 cups water
1 teaspoon salt (or add as required)
1 tej patta ((indian bay leaf))
2 green cardamoms
½ inch cinnamon
2 cloves
2 to 2.5 cups chopped mixed vegetables (like carrots, potato, cauliflower, capsicum, french beans, mushrooms)
⅓ cup green peas
2 tablespoons ghee
1 inch cinnamon
2 black cardamoms
1 mace flower
85 grams onions (or ¾ cup chopped onions or 1 medium to large onion, thinly sliced)
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or ½ inch ginger and 4 to 5 garlic cloves - crushed to a paste in a mortar pestle)
1 teaspoon red chilli powder (or yellow chilli powder)
1 teaspoon garam masala (- do make sure that the garam masala powder has coriander seeds in it)
1 cup water
¼ cup curd ((yogurt))
salt (as required)
1 pinch of saffron strands
⅓ cup warm milk
½ to 1 tablespoon ghee
2 teaspoons kewra water (or rose water or meetha ittar)
⅓ cup of the stock in which the rice was cooked
½ cup thinly sliced onions
1 tablespoon ghee

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 75M

CAL 25%·PRO 20%

CARBS 79G64% OF CAL

3G FIBER68G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 16G30% OF CAL

10G SAT7G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved

All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.

Prep: 30m
Cook: 45m
Sodium: 1148mg
Total sugar: 7g

Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.

Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 228mg
Calcium: 96mg
Iron: 1mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

PREP: 30M
SODIUM: 1148MG
ESTIMATE: COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.

Lucknowi Biryani

Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

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