Mushroom Biryani |How to Make Mushroom Biryani

By Ranjani Raj @ranjaniskitchen

Mushroom biryani / kalan biryani – easy Indian style mushroom biryani made with a mild spiciness. Perfect to go with cucumber raita or onion raita. Perhaps you may love to have with less spiced Indian curries. In fact, plain yogurt goes well with this rice. I usually make this biryani without coconut milk, as it is a cholesterol-rich ingredient. yet Coconut milk always enhances the taste of biryani recipes. As of your health condition, you can add or skip coconut milk.

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Prep time : 20 mins | cook time : 20 mins | serves : 5

Cuisine : Indian

Mushroom Biryani – Ingredients

Basmati rice – 2 cups

Mushroom – 1 pack or 2 cups ( I used button mushrooms)

Big onions – 2 nos( chopped lengthwise)

Tomatoes – 2 nos(finely chopped)

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp

Green chillies – 3 nos(slitted)

Coconut milk – 1 cup

Coriander leaves – to garnish

Salt – as needed

Spice powders:

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric powder – generous pinch

Garam masala – 1 tsp

To season:

Ghee + oil – 3 tbsp

Cinnamon – small stick

Cardamom – 2 pods

Cloves – 2 pods

Brinjj leaf – 1 no.

How to make Mushroom Biryani:

  1. Wash basmati rice and soak in water for at least 30 mins.
  2. Meanwhile clean mushrooms and chop in two halves.
  3. Heat a strong bottomed pan or pressure cooker, add ghee+ oil , season with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and brinjj leaf.
  4. Add chopped onions, Sautee for a second then add ginger garlic paste and stir well till the smell goes off.
  5. Add finely chopped tomatoes and sprinkle some salt to it, cook until the tomatoes become mushy.
  6. Add spice powders ( red chili powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder, and garam masala) and mix well.
  7. Add cleaned and chopped mushrooms and stir for 3 mins or until it shrinks slightly.
  8. Add 3 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk to it. After it starts boiling, rinse the soaked rice , drain the water from rice and add.
  9. Cook covered in medium flame for 8 mins and turn off the flame.
  10. Add some chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with raita and any gravy.

Notes:

  1. You can use normal rice or jeeraga samba rice instead of basmati rice.
  2. If you don’t take coconut milk, replace 1 cup of water for coconut milk.
  3. Adjust salt and spices as of your taste.
  4. After cooking the rice, let it sit for 15 to 20 mins before serving. Fluff the rice using fork or back side of the ladle with mashing the rice.

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  1. Basmati rice – 2 cups
  2. Mushroom – 1 pack or 2 cups ( I used button mushrooms)
  3. Big onions – 2 nos( chopped lengthwise)
  4. Tomatoes – 2 nos(finely chopped)
  5. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
  6. Green chillies – 3 nos(slitted)
  7. Coconut milk – 1 cup
  8. Coriander leaves – to garnish
  9. Salt – as needed
Spice powders
  1. Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  2. Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  3. Turmeric powder – generous pinch
  4. Garam masala – 1 tsp
To season
  1. Ghee + oil – 3 tbsp
  2. Cinnamon – small stick
  3. Cardamom – 2 pods
  4. Cloves – 2 pods
  5. Brinjj leaf – 1 no.
Instructions
  1. 1. Wash basmati rice and soak in water for at least 30 mins.
  2. 2. Meanwhile clean mushrooms and chop in two halves.
  3. 3. Heat a strong bottomed pan or pressure cooker, add ghee+ oil , season with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and brinjj leaf.
  4. 4. Add chopped onions, Sautee for a second then add ginger garlic paste and stir well till the smell goes off.
  5. 5. Add finely chopped tomatoes and sprinkle some salt to it, cook until the tomatoes become mushy.
  6. 6. Add spice powders ( red chili powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder, and garam masala) and mix well.
  7. 7. Add cleaned and chopped mushrooms and stir for 3 mins or until it shrinks slightly.
  8. 8. Add 3 cups of water and 1 cup of coconut milk to it. After it starts boiling, rinse the soaked rice , drain the water from rice and add.
  9. 9. Cook covered in medium flame for 8 mins and turn off the flame.
  10. 10. Add some chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with raita and any gravy.
Notes
  1. 1. You can use normal rice or jeeraga samba rice instead of basmati rice.
  2. 2. If you don’t take coconut milk, replace 1 cup of water for coconut milk.
  3. 3. Adjust salt and spices as of your taste.
  4. 4. After cooking the rice, let it sit for 15 to 20 mins before serving. Fluff the rice using fork or back side of the ladle with mashing the rice.
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