Mushroom Biriyani

This Mushroom biriyani is a one pot meal cooked with Basmathi Rice &mushroom in exotic flavors.It is a yummy vegetarian dish that tastes equivalent to mutton biriyani.

Preparation time:15 min

Cooking time :45 min

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice – 2 cup

Mushrooms – 450g

onion -1 sliced

tomato -1 sliced

salt -to taste

turmeric -1/4 tsp

chili powder -1/2 tsp

coconut milk -1 cup

Ghee /oil – 2 tbsp

whole garam -for tempering

For grinding

ginger – 2 inch

garlic -6 cloves

green chillies – 7

pudhina leaves – 1/2 cup

coriander leaves – 1/4 cup finely chopped

fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp

coriander seeds -1 tsp

cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

cinnamon stick – 1/2 inch

clove – 2

star anise -1/2

bay leaf -1

Method:

Grind all the ingredients given for grinding into a fine paste.

Wash and cut button mushrooms into four.
Soak Basmathi Rice for 20 minutes.

In a cooker heat ghee/oil and temper with whole garam.

Add sliced onion and fry until transparent.

Add the tomato and cook until mushy.

Add the ground paste and mix it well.

Cook until the raw flavor goes off and add the chopped mushrooms along with salt,turmeric,chili powder.

Cover the cooker without closing it .Mushroom oozes its water and blends with masala.

After the masala blends well add the drained rice.

Add coconut milk and 21/2 cups water to it.

Pressure cook for a whistle. After the pressure goes off open the cooker.

Serve with raitha

Serves 4