Mushroom Biryani

Ingredients:

2 cups - Basmati rice

1 lb - mushrom ( cut into medium size )

3 tbsp - ground ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp - yogurt

1 - big onion ( sliced thin )

5 - green chillies

1 - tomato ( chopped )

1 - star anise

1 - clove

1 - cardamoms

2 - bay leafs

1″ - piece of cinnammon

1 - tbsp chilli powder

1/2 cup - chopped mint leaves

1/2 cup - chopped coriander leaves

1/2 cups - water

Salt to taste

3 tbsp - oil

1 tbsp - ghee

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice in water 15 minutes.
• Wash and cut the mushroom into medium sized pieces.
• Heat the oil in the cooker.Add the star anise, cloves, cardamon,cinnammon and bay leafs and saute for a minute.
• Add sliced onions and green chillies and fry till they start to brown.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about 2 minutes.
• Now add mushrom pieces along with the chopped tomatos and saute till the juice dries up.
• Add chilli powder,curd ,chopped mint leaves ,corriander leaves and salt to the taste.mix well. now close the lid 5 minutes.
• Now add ghee and soaked rice, mix it very gently, then add 3&1/2 cups of water, mix well.(slowly)
• Cover and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle.
• Switch off gas flame. Allow the cooker to cool naturally.

Serve mushroom biryani with onion raita.