What is Mushroom Biryani?
Mushroom biryani is a flavorful and aromatic one-pot rice dish. Now we all know making biryani can be daunting. But this is a super easy way to make biryani, which involves minimum prep, and uber delicious results! I love making this recipe. It is simple and uses handful pantry staple ingredients. For this recipe, I mostly use Instant Pot, however you can make this using stovetop too. The recipe I prefer uses ghee and yogurt, but if you prefer making it vegan, use cooking oil of your choice. And substitute yogurt, with coconut milk. I have tested this recipe both with coconut milk and yogurt, and both versions tastes delicious!
Cooking Mushroom Biryani using Stovetop
You can ofcourse use your stovetop to make this biryani recipe. I prefer using the instant pot only because I don’t have to monitor it. It becomes a little more easier.
You will be following the exact steps from the recipe card to make the stovetop verison of this Biryani recipe.
Serving the Biryani
The biryani tastes amazing with a crunchy raita. It adds different textures, which adds to the whole experience of relishing this Biryani! I like to serve the mushroom biryani with Boondi Raita or Coconut Raita.
Ingredients to Make this Recipe
Ghee and Oil - Use both ghee and oil for the recipe. It brings a nice flavor to the biryani, although if you want to make it vegan, just add oil. Whole Spices - The whole spices make this recipe very aromatic. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, green cardamoms, cumin seeds and fennel seeds.
Fresh Produce - For the base of the masala, we will use onions and tomatoes, along with mushrooms! Aromatics - Ginger, garlic and green chilies as the holy trio, along with cilantro stems! Herbs - Mint and cilantro add the perfect freshness to the recipe, adding a lot of flavors.
Yogurt/ Coconut Milk - Plain full fat yogurt is used in this recipe, although if you want to make it vegan use coconut milk. It tastes delicious either way. Rice - Long grained Basmati rice works best for this recipe. Water - For instant pot use 1:1 rice to water ratio and for stovetop use 1:1.5 rice to water ratio. Garnish - Use finely chopped cilantro and crispy onions to top this biryani before serving!
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