An extremely tasty and flavourful biryani – rice cooked with mushrooms, soya chunks and a medley of masalas.MUSHROOM AND SOYA DUM BIRYANIIngredients 10-12 button mushrooms, halved 1 cup soya chunks, soaked and drained 2 cups rice, soaked and drained 1 bay leaf4 black cardamoms Salt to taste 2 tablespoons ghee1 inch cinnamon 3-4 green cardamoms6-8 cloves1 mace1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon red chilli powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder ½ cup tomato puree ½ cup coconut cream1 cup yogurt 1 cup fried onions2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh mint leaves2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves 4 green chillies, slit1 tablespoon lemon juiceA few strands of saffron, soaked in milk Dough for sealingMethod1. Boil water in a deep non-stick pan, add bay leaf, black cardamoms and salt and bring to a boil. Add rice and cook till the rice is 34th done. Drain and keep aside2. Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a non-stick pan, add cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, mace and sauté for half a minute. Add onion and sauté till translucent. Add mushrooms and soya chunks. Mix well. 3. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt and mix well. Add tomato puree and mix well. Add coconut cream and mix well. Add yogurt and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add little water and cook for 2 minutes. Add half of the fried onions, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, lemon juice. Spread rice on the top. Drizzle saffron and remaining ghee. 4. Cover the assembled biryani with a tight-fitting lid and seal the edges with atta (dough). Cook for 15-20 minutes. 5. Serve hot garnished with remaining fried onions. Click to Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1h0pGXfFor more recipes : http://www.sanjeevkapoor.comBest cooked in Wonderchef Kitchenware. Buy Now on : https://goo.gl/eB9kQqFacebook : http://www.facebook.com/ChefSanjeevKapoorTwitter : https://twitter.com/sanjeevkapoor#sanjeevkapoor
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