Name: Mushroom Biryani recipe by Babitha Costa at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Basmati rice - 1; button mushroom-12-14(200gms); Onion,sliced-1 big; tomato-1 big; green chilly,silted-2; Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp; water-2cups; Ghee+oil-2 tbsp; Salt to taste; To Grind:; mint leaves-1\4 cup, coriander leaves-1\4 cup, green chilly-1; To marinate:; curd-1\3 cup, Ginger garlic paste-1\2 tsp, Turmeric powder-1\4 tsp ,garam masala-1\4 tsp .Salt-1\2 tsp; To season:; Bay leaf-1 ,cinnamon-1 stick,, cloves-2 cardamon-2; For topping:; sliced onion, Cashew nut &pine nuts, ghee to fry them

Ingredients Serving: 3

Basmati rice - 1
button mushroom-12-14(200gms)
Onion,sliced-1 big
tomato-1 big
green chilly,silted-2
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
water-2cups
Ghee+oil-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
To Grind:
mint leaves-1\4 cup, coriander leaves-1\4 cup, green chilly-1
To marinate:
curd-1\3 cup, Ginger garlic paste-1\2 tsp, Turmeric powder-1\4 tsp ,garam masala-1\4 tsp .Salt-1\2 tsp
To season:
Bay leaf-1 ,cinnamon-1 stick,, cloves-2 cardamon-2
For topping:
sliced onion, Cashew nut &pine nuts, ghee to fry them

Instructions

First grind mint,coriander and green chilly to a paste with some water.
Clean the mushroom and cut each into four pieces.Then in bowl add all ingredients under "to marinate" with 1\2 tsp of ground paste and mix well.Let it sit for an hour.
Wash and soak rice in water for 10-15 mins
Heat oil+ ghee in pan( i used my electric rice cooker).Season it with all items under "to season".Then add onion & green chilly and saute till it becomes translucent.
Then add ginger garlic paste & saute till raw smell goes.Add in a tsp of ground paste and saute a while.
Take a tomato in a mixer and puree it.Add that to the cooker and mix for a while.
Then add the marinated mushroom,rice and water.Check for salt & add.Close and wait till it is done.
Fry onion,cashew nut and pine nuts in ghee.Garnish with it. Serve hot with simple onion raita.

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