Oyster Mushroom Biryani recipe:
1. first rinse and then soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 mins.
2. after 30 mins drain the rice and keep aside.
3. so when the rice is soaking, prep up the rest of the ingredients like chopping veggies etc.
4. heat oil in a deep pan or pot. make sure that the bottom of the pan is thick, otherwise the rice can get browned or burned while cooking.
5. when the oil becomes hot, add all the whole spices – fennel, cumin, cloves, tej patta, cinnamon, green cardamoms, star anise and mace.
6. fry the spices till fragrant for a few seconds.
7. then add chopped onions and saute till translucent.
8. next add ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, half of mint+coriander leaves, tomatoes & curry leaves.
9. stir well.
10. saute this mixture till the tomatoes soften.
11. then add coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, red chili powder and black pepper powder.
12. stir again very well so that the masalas or dry spice powders gets mixed evenly with the rest of the mixture.
13. add sliced oyster mushrooms or milky mushroom or button mushroom.
14. stir again.
15. saute on a low to medium flame for 6 to 8 minutes. keep on stirring at intervals.
16. then add water.
17. bring the mixture to a simmer.
18. add the rice.
19. add rest of the mint+coriander leaves.
20. stir.
21. season with salt. check the taste of the stock and it should taste a bit salty.
22. cover the pan with a lid. on a low flame simmer till the rice grains are cooked well and all the water is absorbed. in case if the rice grains are not cooked and the water has dried up, then add about ½ to ¾ cup water of more if required. you have to keep on checking the rice a couple of times to see if the water dries up or not. depending on the size and quality of the pan, you may need to add more water while cooking the rice.
24. serve this south mushroom biryani
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