Mushroom Biryani

Ingredients : 

• Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup ( serves 4 )
• Small Mushrooms - 2 cups
• Red Onion - 1 small ( chopped long )
• Tomato - 1 1/2  chopped small
• ginger / garlic paste - 1 tspn
• mustard / cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
• cinnamon stick - 1 small
• cloves - 2-3 
• bay leaf - 2
• cardamon - 1  
• Curd - 2 tbspn
• green chilli -2 -3 ( slitted long)
• Red Chilli powder - 1 tspn
• Salt - 1 tspn
• Garam Masala - 1/2 tspn
• Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tspn
• ghee/butter (as per wish)
• Oil - 3 tbspn

Steps:

1. Soak Basmati rice for 20-30 mins. 
2. And on side boil mushrooms for 15 mins in salt water . This will reduce the smell of mushroom.
3. In a big cooker add oil . When the oil is hot add - mustard seeds ,cumin seeds , cardamon , cinnamon stick , cloves.
4. Then add onions and stir it for 2-3 mins. Once onion is soft , add ginger.garlic paste.
5. Then add tomatoes . Stir for 3-4 mins.
6. Then add all the spices (including salt ) and add 500 ml of water.
7. Once the water is boiling add curd and let it boil for 2-3 mins.
8. Then add rice , mushrooms and one more 1 big glass of water. ( Tip : for the rice to some separate grains add approx 300 ml water : 1 cup rice ) 
9. Let the rice cook on medium flame for 2 whistles.

Mushroom Biryani is ready to be served with cucumber/onion Raita !!