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Low-fat chicken biryani
Photo: Lily Banse

Low-fat chicken biryani

19 ingredients 25 min Serves 5 openrecipes
Low-fat chicken biryani

This fragrant Indian chicken curry with rice topping has half the fat of your normal takeaway, and it's low calorie

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

706
Calories
63g
Protein
14g
Fat
82g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Saffron not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 3 garlic cloves , finely grated
  • 2 tsp finely grated ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 5 tbsp natural yogurt
  • 600g boneless, skinless chicken breasts , cut into 4-5cm pieces
  • 2 tbsp semi-skimmed milk
  • good pinch saffron
  • 4 medium onions
  • 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • ½ tsp hot chilli powder
  • 1 cinnamon stick , broken in half
  • 5 green cardamom pods , lightly bashed to split
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 280g basmati rice
  • 700ml chicken stock
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • handful chopped coriander leaves

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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