Mushroom Pulao

This is a mild rice preparation and easy to make one pot meals which is ideal for lunch box.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice	1cup
Mushroom	1packet
Onion(chopped)	2nos(medium size)
Garlic(thinly sliced)	6-7 cloves
Green chilly	5nos.
Mint	10-15leaves
Coconut milk	1/2cup
Chilly powder	1/2tsp
Turmeric powder	1/2tsp
Cashews(broken)	2tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	to garnish
Oil	2tbs
Salt	to taste

To season

Ingredient	Quantity
Cloves	4-5nos.
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Bay leaf	1no.(medium size)
Fennel seeds	1/2tsp

Method
                 Clean,slice the mushrooms and keep it aside.Heat a pressure pan or cooker with oil and season it with ingredients given for season.Saute the onions,cashews,thinly sliced garlic and green chillies till it becomes soft.Add in mint leaves and mushroom and give it a stir.

Then add the chilly powder,garam masala powder and salt and saute it for a minute.Now add the rice and mix it till everything gets mixed well.

Finally add the coconut milk and water and close the cooker with the lid.Cook it for a whistle in the medium flame and keep it in a low flame for 5 minutes.Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Enjoy it with spicy kurma or raitha and chips.

• Here I used the coconut milk powder which can be substituted with fresh coconut milk.
• The water used is 11/4 cups (includes coconut milk) for one cup of rice and soaked the rice 20 for minutes.

This goes for Cooking With Seeds-Rice event.

Posted in: Lunch box,Rice Varieties