Mushroom Biriyani

Mushroom biriyani is my version of a easy  and quick lunch recipe. I believe playing with spices  helps in exploring new flavor profiles this is one such wonderful  recipe.Try and enjoy....

Serving for 2

Ingredients

Mushroom sliced -- 1 bowl full
Basmathi rice  --1 1/2 cups

Onion( chopped)--1 cup( 1 small size onion)
Garlic -- 8 nos      

Ginger -- 1 inch

Greenchili --7nos
Mint chopped -- Handful
Corrinder leaves -- Handful
Bay leaf   --1 no

Cinnamon -- 1 stick

Cloves --  2 nos

Cardamon --2 nos
Fennel seeds -- 2 tsp
Star anise --3 nos
Turmeric --1tsp
Corrinder powder -- 1 tsp
Jeera powder -- 1tsp

Oil   --  3 tsp

Salt  --  1 tsp

To Grind

Ginger
Garlic
Mint
Corrinder leaves
Jeera powder
Corrinder powder

Turmeric 
Green chili

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Cloves

Fennel

Star anise

First grind the dry ingredients then combine with rest

Method

• Soak the rice for 10 min and cook with 3 cups of  water .
• Add oil in  a pan, when hot add fennel seedsand bay leaves.
• Add Onions ,mushroom and grounded paste stir until raw smell disappear  and saute  with a cup of water and allow it to boil.
• When the water mixes well and reduces to 1/4 th gravy add  cooked basmathi rice  and mix well  and cook in  simmer  for few min until flavor blends.
• Serve hot with Raita.