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Vegetable biryani

Spiced basmati rice layered with vegetables.

  • 1 hto make
  • 4portions
  • Mediumto cook
  • Vegetariandiet
Vegetable biryani

Its ratings

Medium F o o t p r i n t

A medium footprint

0.54 kg CO₂e a portion, or 1.62 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

How we rate the footprint
Nutrition Rating V e r y H i g h

A very high nutrition rating

480 kcal and 11.7 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 4 portions

Method

  1. Boil the rice for 5 minutes and drain it.
  2. Fry the cumin seeds and bay leaves in the oil, then the sliced onions until brown.
  3. Add the chopped vegetables, the other spices and the salt, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the yoghurt.
  4. Layer the rice over the vegetables, cover tightly and cook on a low heat for 20 minutes.

Nutrition

A portion (333 g)100 g
Energy480 kcal144 kcal
Protein11.7 g3.5 g
Carbohydrate81.9 g24.6 g
of which sugars10 g3 g
Fat12 g3.6 g
of which saturates1.7 g0.5 g
Fibre7 g2.1 g
Salt1.7 g0.5 g

Footprint

A portion1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)0.54 kg1.62 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)5.33 g16 g
Land use for a year0.49 m²1.46 m²
Water use10,823 l32,498 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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