Photo: Pille R. Priske
Hyderabadi biryani of vegetables in a pumkpin shell
40 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 4-6
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A traditional biryani with a twist - the vegetables and spiced rice are served inside a large pumpkin, baked until it's steaming hot. Crack open the lid when all the guests are around, and savour the aroma of saffron, rose water and spices.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1492
Calories
42g
Protein
32g
Fat
270g
Carbs
Counts 23 of 35 ingredients — the other 12 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 23 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | 1 medium (128g) | 60 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Turnip | 1 medium (122g) | 34 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Swede | not in our table | 0 |
| Celeriac | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Saffron | not in our table | 0 |
| Ghee | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Seal | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 250g/9oz basmati rice
- 3 green cardamoms
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- 2 blade mace
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 3 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp chilli
- 100g/3½oz tamarind
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large pumpkin
- 2 medium onions
- 2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/8 nutmeg
- 6 green chillies
- ½ bunch fresh coriander
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 150ml/5fl oz natural yoghurt
- 75ml/2½fl oz single cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ turnip
- 1 carrot
- ½ swede
- ¼ celeriac
- ½ sweet potato
- 2 Jerusalem artichokes
- 10 fine beans
- 200g/7oz Portabello mushrooms
- ½g saffron
- 50ml/2fl oz warm milk
- 50g/1¾oz ghee
- 2 tbsp rosewater
- 1 small bunch mint
- a little dough made from flour and water, optional, to seal the pumpkin lid
- 50g/1¾oz raisins
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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