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Hyderabadi biryani: the ghee and fried-onion truth

Hyderabadi biryani: the ghee and fried-onion truth

One plate of Hyderabadi biryani can sit around 500-700 kcal, and it is not the rice doing most of that. The ghee, the fried onions, and the big restaurant scoop are where the calories really hide.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Biryani is just rice and chicken, so it can't be that heavy.

mostly false

Mostly false. One 300 g serving of Hyderabadi dum biryani is about 504 kcal, and a heaped restaurant plate often runs 600-700 kcal. The ghee and the fried onions (birista) are far denser than the rice, and the big scoop is what really piles it on.

Sources: Calorique - Hyderabadi Dum Biryani nutrition facts
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