Recipe for Microwave Mushroom Biryani
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hr
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
Button Mushrooms /Koon : 1 cup (sliced)
Basmati rice : 2 cups
Onions : 1 big (finely,sliced)
Tomatoes : 1 medium (finely,sliced)
Green chillies : 2 nos (slited)
Coriander leaves : a fistful (chopped)
Mint leaves : a fistful (chopped)
Bay leaves : 1
Red chilly powder : 2 tsp or to your spice level
Garam masala powder : 1 tsp
Coconut Milk : 1 cup
Hot water : 3 cups
Salt to taste
Ghee : 4 tbsp
For Paste:
Ginger : 4 pods
Garlic : 1″ piece
Cinnamon : 1/2″ sticks
Cloves : 3 nos
Cardamom : 3 pods
Fennel seeds : 1 tsp
For Garnishing:
Ghee : 2 tbsp
Cashewnut : 10-15 (broken into two pieces)
Raisins : 8-10nos
How to make Mushroom Biryani :
1. Wash and soak the basmati rice for 1/2 hour.
2. Grind and make a paste of the above mentioned paste ingredients.
3. In a microwave-safe dish,add ghee and bay leaf for 1 minute in high.
4. Add the grounded paste combine well and uncover the dish and microwave it for 2 minute in high.
5. Add the sliced onions,chopped tomatoes, slited green chillies,combine well and microwave for another 8 mins, uncovered,give a stir in between.
6. Add the sliced mushrooms,red chilly powder,garam masala powder,salt,mint & coriander leaves, mix everything well and cook again for 5 minutes in high,
7. Drain and add the rice to the mushroom masala,stir well.
8. Add coconut milk hot water to the bowl and mix well.
9. Cover the dish and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, stir once after 5 min. Check for salt and cook for 15 minutes in high
10. Let the rice stand for a few minutes, fluff it up with a fork.
11. Fry the cashewnuts and raisins in ghee and garnish to mushroom briyani.
12. Serve hot with raita and pappadam and Enjoy!
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Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
Hi Sujitha, You're welcome! I’m so glad to hear that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment! I'm sure traditional way makes more healthy 🙂 Hope you get to try other recipes too.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hey Sangeetha,
Tried out this one too..;) but made it the traditional way instead of using the microwave.. came out really gud.. Thankyou for such gud recipes!!!
Hi Anjali, You're most welcome! I’m happy to hear you liked this recipe posted here and it worked out for you! What recipe did you make recently? Thanks for taking time to share your feedback here, appreciate it very much 🙂
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hey sangeetha
U knew wat I tried 2of your recipes today..
And both came out well…the biriyani was awesome..
I'm totally in love with our blog coz thrs most of the recipes tat I was luking for..tanx a ton
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments..
@ simply life, coconut milk taste more like coconut.
Hai Sangeetha,
Your blog is really super,All ur dishes are yummy..
I will try out some of ur recipes.
I am following u.
Keep in touch.
Biriyani in a microwave…wow!
I've never used coconut milk before – does it taste more like coconut or milk or both?
Thank u preeti.
wow! microwave biryani is totally new to me! lovely!
Thanks to all my lovely friends for stopping by for a visit and for the lovely comments you left for me.
Looks yumm! Use of coconut milk in Biryani sounds very interesting to me. will bookmark to my to do list!
wow, this looks grt.never tried out biriyani in microwave, this is a must try one 🙂
thanks for posting 🙂
Thats sounds gr8…Looks yumm too..
i shud try this
wow..thats an easy way for making biryani…sounds yummm
first time here, u have a cute blog..Never tried briyani with mushroom , looks nice 🙂
I want 2 try some spicy Briyani.Thanks for ur recipe.looks great
Definitely a delicious briyani Sangeetha..
Never tried doing a biryani in a microwave…would love to try out urs as it really looks yum
lovely biriyani…yummy