Sunday, November 28, 2010

Mushroom Biryani

This is Mushroom Biryani, such a wonderful and colourful yet very delicious recipe. It takes little longer time than other biryani recipes but worth preparing it. Mushroom has got a very special flavour and taste when they cook with spices. This is more good when you add paneer. Sorry my final picture is missing in this recipe. I will surely post it when I do it next time. Now let's have a look at the recipe.....









All you need: A heavy bottmed non stick pan, spatulla, a lid and a mixing bowl.
Serves: 3 people.
Preparation time: 45mts.

Ingredients :
1. Basmati Rice - 2 cups
2. Paneer - 1 cup (optional)
3. Mushroom - 2 cups
4. Onion- 1 big
5. Tomato puree- 1/2 cup
6. Lemon juice - 1tbsp
7. Red Chilli Powder - 2tsp
8. Salt- to taste
9. Mint Leaves- 1/4 cup
10. Coriander Leaves- 1/2 cup
11. Whole Garam Masala - 1tsp
12. Ghee - 1tbsp
13. Ginger and garlic Paste - 1tbsp
14. Fried onion - 1/2 cup (optional)
15. Biryani Masala - 1tbsp
16. Coriander Powder - 1tsp
17. Green Chillies- 2 no
18. Cumin powder-1/2 tsp

Preparations:
1. Wash, dry and chop the mushrooms and cut paneer into cubes.
2. In a bowl add red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon juice and mix well. Then add paneer and mushroom to the spice mixture and coat all the paneer and mushroom slices.
3. Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves and mix well. Cover with lid and marinate for about 30 mts.
4. Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 45 mts. After 45 mts drain water from the rice.
5. wash and chop the onion, green chillies, coriander leaves and keep aside.
Method:
1. In a vessel boil 8 cups of water, add 2 tsp ghee, whole garam masala and salt, mix well.
2. When the water is boiling, add soaked rice and boil till 80% done. Drain the water from rice.
3. Heat 4 tsp of oil in a pan, add sliced onion and saute till its gets nice brown colour. Add ginger, garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.
4. Add coriander powder, cumin powder and red chilli powder and cook for 2 mts.
5. Add tomato puree, mix well, cover with lid and cook for 2 mts.
6. After 2 mts, add Biryani masala and cook till oil starts loosing out from the spices.
7. Add marinated mushroom and paneer spice mixtue to the pan, mix well, add 1 cup water, cover and cook for 5 mts.
8. After 5 mts open the cover, add some salt and mix well.
9. In a heavy bottomed non stick pan, add little oil, and spread the layer of boiled rice, sprinkle some biryani masala over rice, spread fried onion, chopped corinader leaves and mint leaves and some ghee.
10. On top of rice layer, spread the mushroom and panner gravy as one layer and cover with rice layer and repeat the same process till the rice and gravy is finished.
11. Finally add some food colour by diluting with some water, cover with lid and cook for 10 mts on medium heat.
12. After cooking for 10 mts on medium heat, reduce the flame to as low as possible and cook for 20 mts.
13. Turn of the stove and let it rest for another 10 mts. After that just mix everything with a fork but very gently. The rice is tender and hot so if you mix too much, the rice may get broken and becomes mushy.
The most delicious Mushroom (Paneer) biryani is ready to serve. That's wonderful right??? Hope you all prepare this recipe at home and enjoy with your family members. Please do send me your compliments on it.
Thanks and c u soon with a good recipe. Bye.

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