Mushroom Donne Biriyani

Ingredients:

1 cup jeerakasala rice / kaima rice / jeeraga samba rice

200-250 gm mushrooms, quartered

4 green chillies

6 garlic cloves

2" ginger

1 cup coriander leaves

1/2 cup mint leaves

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tomato, chopped

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/4 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala

lemon juice of 1/2 lemon

salt to taste

1 bay leaf

2 cardamoms

1 star anise

4 cloves

1" piece cinnamon

2 tbsp ghee

Preparation:

1. Wash the rice, drain it and keep it aside.
2. Grind together green chillies, garlic, ginger, coriander leaves , mint leaves and 1/4 cup of water to a paste and keep it aside.
3. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan and add bay leaf, cardamoms, star anise, cloves, cinnamon and chopped onion and saute well till soft.
4. Add ground green paste and cook for 3-4 minutes till the raw smell goes.
5. Add chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes till soft.
6. Add sliced mushrooms and salt and mix well and cook covered for 5-6 minutes.
7. Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala and mix well.
8. Add 1 1/2 cup of water and lemon juice and mix well. Adjust the salt.
9. Add drained rice and mix well and cook covered at low flame till done.
10. Once the rice is cooked, gently fluff up the rice with a fork or a wooden ladle and serve with raita and pickle...