Main dish or one of many
If biryani is the whole meal, guests eat a full plate. If the menu also has starters, rice and sweets, plan about 70% of a full portion.
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With biryani as the main dish, plan about 110 g raw rice and 110 g bone-in meat per guest. For 100 guests that is roughly 11 kg of rice and 11 kg of meat. Enter your guest count for an exact list.
- Chicken, mutton or veg
- Rice, meat and raita
- Plates of about 350 g
How much biryani do you need?
These are general planning rates used across South Indian catering, not our own recipe quantities. Portion sizes differ between caterers, so ask for ours in your quote. Meat weights are raw, bone-in weights. Ingredient ratios differ between recipes, so treat the answer as a planning figure and confirm it with your caterer.
What changes the biryani quantity
Meat per plate
Standard is about one kilogram of meat per kilogram of rice. Pick Lighter for a veg-heavy menu and Generous for a non-veg feast where guests expect several pieces.
Who is eating
Reception and party crowds eat more than a pooja or office crowd. Set the appetite to match, not to the average.
Serving time
Biryani tastes best hot, so tell your caterer the serving time and venue. Large orders are cooked in batches to match it.
Order biryani in bulk from us
Our bulk biryani service covers chicken, mutton and veg biryani for functions and events. Chicken biryani is part of our non-veg menus from ₹285 per plate, and the top non-veg menu at ₹900 includes jeeraga samba mutton biryani. Veg menus carry mushroom, paneer and vegetable biryani.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much biryani do I need for 100 people?
With biryani as the main dish and a normal appetite, plan about 11 kg of raw rice and about the same weight of meat for 100 guests, before a buffer. That cooks to roughly 35 kg of biryani, about 100 plates of 350 g.
How much chicken per person for biryani?
A standard planning figure is about 110 g of raw bone-in chicken per guest, or about 1 kg of chicken for each kilogram of raw rice. Use the Generous setting if you want more pieces per plate.
How many kg of rice for 500 people biryani?
For 500 guests with biryani as the main dish and a normal appetite, plan about 55 kg of raw rice plus 10 percent buffer, so around 60 kg. The calculator above shows the exact figure for your settings.
What biryani can I order from you?
Our non-veg menus include chicken biryani, and the top non-veg menu has jeeraga samba mutton biryani. Our veg menus include mushroom, paneer and vegetable biryani. See the menus for the full lists and prices.
Is biryani cooked fresh on the day?
Our kitchen cooks every order fresh on the day of your function. Tell us your venue and serving time and we plan the cooking to match.
Ready to order biryani?
Send your guest count, date, venue and veg or non-veg preference. We reply with a clear per-plate quotation.