Mushroom Briyani/Kaalan Briyani

Mushroom Briyani is a delicious healthy Briyani made with rice, mushrooms, spices and herbs. Mushroom boosts immune system, they help in lowering cholesterol, high in vitamin D which are beneficial for bones and has many nutritions.

Here is the recipe of Mushroom briyani.

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cook Time : 30 mins

Total Time : 40 mins

Servings : 3

Ingredients :

Mushroom-100 gms

Seeraga Samba rice/Basmati rice-1 1/2 cup

Pudina-1/2 bunch

Corainder Leaves-1/2 bunch

Green chilli-6 

Ginger-1 inch

Garlic pods-4 nos

Thin sliced Onion-1 medium size

Chopped Tomato-1 small size

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Garam masala-1 tsp

Briyani masala-1 tsp

Bay Leaf-2

Cloves-3 nos

Cinnamon sticks-2 inch

Cardamom-3 nos

Shahi jeera-1/2 tsp

Cooking oil-3 spoons

Salt- to taste

Procedure:

1.Soak Seeraga Samba rice/Basmati rice in water for 20-30 mins.

Make a paste of 1/2 bunch pudina,1/2 bunch corainder leaves,6 green chillies,1 inch ginger,4 garlic pods.Use minimal water while grinding.

2.Take a pan or cooker.Heat it with 3 spoons of oil,add 1/2 tsp shahi jeera,2 Bay leaf,3 cloves,2 inch cinnamon sticks,3 cardamom.Fry it for a minute.Keep ready of thin sliced onions.

3.Add 1 medium thin sliced onions.Fry it till it becomes transparent or changes to light red.

4.Once onion gets fried add 1 chopped tomato.Cook it till it becomes soft.

5.Now add the paste and cook it till it changes its colour to brown.

6.Once it changes its colour and starts oozing out oil add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp Briyani masala.Cook it till the raw smell goes away.

7.Add chopped mushrooms and fry it for a minute.Now take a cooker and add 2 cups of water for 1 cup rice. Boil the water in the cooker. Once it is boiled add the prepared masala in this and add required salt.

8.Let the prepared masala gets boiled for a minute and add rice in the cooker.Close the lid when everything starts boiling and turn the flame to low for 10 mins.After 10 mins switch off the flame and wait till the pressure goes down.Serve hot with onion raita or carrot raita.

9.For carrot raita-Grate 2 carrots in a bowl and add  required amount of salt, 3-4 spoons of curd and little water.Mix it well.Carrot raita is ready!!