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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

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This recipe is totally built from the ground up that I devised to meet the macros I am trying to hit, this is an experiment.

Macros

Serving Size = 1

ItemMeasurement% of Total Calories (2403 (opens in a new tab))
Calories118949%
Protein149.1g62%
Carbs93.5g39%
Fat36.3g66%

Ingredients

ItemWeight (g/oz/lb)Protein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)Calories
Chicken Breast1.0 lb (227g)139g0g16.2g748
Medium Yellow Onion11g11g0g46
Jalapeno14g0.1g0.5g0g4
Serrano1 cup2g7g0.5g34
Garlic4 cloves2g12g0g52
White Basmati Rice1 cup (163g)4g46g0.5g210
Chicken Stock1 cup1g0g0g5
Ghee2 tbsp0g0g19.1g90
Totals=149.1g93.5g36.3g1189

Add spices by taste - Cumin, Red Chili Powder, Salt, Turmeric, and Biryani Spice Packets

Nutrition Reference

Substitions

Swap Olive Oil for: Ghee

Original Recipe with Olive Oil had x more calories and y more grams of fat

ItemWeight (g/oz/lb)Protein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)Calories
Chicken Breast0.5lb (227g)70g0g8.1g374
Medium Yellow Onion11g11g0g46
Jalapeno14g0.1g0.5g0g4
Serrano1 cup2g7g0.5g34
Garlic4 cloves2g12g0g52
White Basmati Rice1 cup (163g)4g46g0.5g210
Chicken Stock1 cup1g0g0g5
Olive Oil2Tbsp0g0g28g240
Totals=78.1g93.5g37.1g960

Instructions

Prep

  1. Wash rice three times
  2. Soak rice in warm water for 30 minutes
  3. Slice onions
  4. Slice peppers
  5. Slice garlic
  6. Cut chicken breast into 2 inch long strips or cubes, pick one method for even cooking

Cooking

  1. Heat olive oil in pan
  2. Throw in sliced onions and let brown on medium heat
  3. Add Turmeric, Red Chili, Salt, and Cumin
  4. After one minute, add in sliced Jalapeno and Serrano peppers
  5. After 2 minutes add in Garlic and Ginger and if you have Garlic Ginger Paste
  6. After 2 minutes add chicken and let sear for 5 minutes while stirring
  7. Drain rice and add to Point
  8. Immediately add in chicken Stock
  9. Cover pot and set on low heat, (on a scale of 1 to 10, this would be a 3)
  10. Let cook for 30 minutes
  11. Check to see if all the liquid has evaporated,
    • if it has:
      • turn off heat and stir
    • if it hasn't:
      • add a few more minutes cooking time before stirring

That's it.

Multiple Servings

To make multiple servings at a time, just multiply every gram amount by the number of servings you'd like to make.

3 Serving Example (Not updated to reflect new recipe above that has 1lb Chicken breast per serving)

ItemWeight (g/oz/lb)Protein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)Calories
Chicken Breast1.5 lb (681g)210g0g24.3g1122
Medium Yellow Onion33g33g0g138
Jalapeno3 (42g)0.3g1.5g0g12
Serrano3 (42g)6g21g1.5g102
Garlic12 cloves6g36g0g156
White Basmati Rice3 cup (489g)12g138g1.5g630
Chicken Stock3 cup3g0g0g15
Ghee6 tbsp0g0g30g270
Totals=240.3g229.5g57.1g2445