Mushroom Briyani

I got this recipe from my friend Aarthi. She prepared this for lunch, and it was very inviting and appealing with nice aroma and it taste lip smacking good. Later I tried this in my kitchen and it was a sure hit. I am sure you will definitely like it.

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Button Mushroom – 200 gm
Tomato -1
Coconut milk – ¾ cup
Water – ¾ cup
Cloves – 1 no
Cardamom – 1 no
Bay leaf -1
Star Anise -1
Chopped Coriander leaves few
Salt for taste
Oil -2 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tbsp

Paste 1(Grind coarsly) :

Small onions – 10
Garlic -4

Paste 2(smooth paste) :

Coriander powder – 1tbsp
Garlic -2 no
Ginger – 2”
Cinnamon – 1” piece
Cloves – 2 no
Cardamom – 1 no
Green Chilies – 2
Red Chilies -2
Aniseed – ¼ tsp

Method:

• Wash and soak Basmati rice in ¾ cup of water and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
• Wash and chop the mushroom in to small pieces.
• In a pressure pan heat 2 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of gee and add Bay leaf, cinnamon, clove, star anise let them splutter. Now add the paste 1 and sauté until raw smell leaves.
• Then add the paste 2 and sauté for another 2 more minutes till the masala smell spread the kitchen.
• Add the tomato till they mashed.
• Then add the chopped mushroom and cook till mushroom begins to shrinks and water evaporates from it. Add in the chopped coriander leaves and salt for taste.
• Add the soaked rice along with water and coconut milk and mix gently to combine everything and take care the rice doesn’t break and now check the salt level.
• Reduce the flame and cover the lid and cook for 1 whistle.
• Hot and delicious Mushroom briyani is ready to serve with raita or curry of your choice.

Enjoy Eating…..