Mushroom-GreenOnion Biryani

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 2 cups

Mushrooms - 1 pack

Green onion - 2-3 bunches

Green chillies - 3

ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Black Cumin - 1 tsp

Mint leaves - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped)

Coconut powder - 2 tbsp

Yoghurt - 1/2 cup

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Amchur powder - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

bay leaves - 2

Cloves - 4-5

Cardamom - 1-2

Cashew nuts - 10

Salt

Oil

Steps

1. Clean the mushrooms well and quarter them. Roughly chop the green onions.

2. Heat oil in a thick bottomed pot. Add the whole garam masala and cashews and fry for a minute on low to release the flavour. Now add the black cumin seeds and once they start spluttering add the mushrooms and chopped green onion. Now add to this the chopped mint and coriander leaves and fry for a couple of minutes. Add ginger-garlic paste, salt and all the powders. To this add the yoghurt and mix well.

3. Add the rice and mix well. Add 3 cups of water and cook it on medium heat. Squeeze some lemon and serve hot with any raita.

Tips

You can cook the masala in a pan and then add it to the rice and cook in a rice cooker.