Mushroom pulao - Dassanas recipes

Ingredients for Mushroom Pulao:

1½ cup basmati rice – you can use any type of long grained rice
1 packet of button mushrooms of about 200-250 gms
1 medium size onion
1 medium size tomato or 2 small tomatoes
1 medium size potato (optional)
1 green chili
½ tbsp ginger garlic paste or crushed ginger-garlic
2 green cardamoms
3 cloves
5-6 black peppercorns
Cinnamon 1.5 0r 2 inches
2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt or sea salt
Method to make Mushroom Pulao:

Clean, wash and soak the rice for 15-20 mins. When the rice is getting soaked, chop all the veggies. Clean and chop the mushrooms too.


Take all the whole garam masala and keep it aside.


In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add the whole garam masala and fry till they pop up. Add the onions and fry the onions till transparent.This will take about 3-4 minutes on a low flame.


Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell of the paste disappears. This takes approx 1.5-2 minutes on a low flame


Now add the chopped tomatoes, potatoes and mushrooms. Saute for 8-10 minutes till the mushrooms are half cooked. Keep on stirring in between.


Add the soaked rice and the chopped green chili.


Saute the rice for 3-4 minutes stirring in between on a low flame.


Add 3 cups of water plus salt and pressure cook the rice for 3-4 mins or till done. Serve the yummy mushroom pulao with sliced onions and lime. You could also have this with onion-tomato raita.