Mushroom Biryani Recipe

Mushroom biryani recipe with step by step pictures. Spicy mushroom biryani or kalan biryani recipe is made with onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and basmati rice. Simple and quick mushroom biryani recipe which can be made in few mins. Great recipe to put in your kids lunch box as well.

Mushroom Biryani Recipe

Simple and quick mushroom biryani recipe which can be made in few mins. Great recipe to put in your kids lunch box as well.

About Mushroom Biryani Recipe

Mushrooms cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic and spices powders to create a masala. Rice is added, you can use basmati or seera samba rice along with water or coconut milk and cooked to create this delicious mushroom biryani.

This biryani is a favourite of many and it can be accompanied with some cooling onions raita or pomegranate raita or just plain yogurt.

Mushroom is many of us favorite. Last time i made mushroom dum biryani and shared which got so many good responses. Most of you tried it and loved it to the core. This time i wanted to share a simple mushroom biryani recipe (kalan biryani recipe) which is made in on pot and it great for busy morning. This is great to put in lunch box too.

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Ingredients for Mushroom Biryani (Kalan biryani recipe)

• Ghee or Oil
• Whole Spices like Cumin, Fennel, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves
• Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Tomatoes
• Mushrooms (you can use any variety, I used button mushrooms)
• Spice powders like Chilli, Coriander, Cumin, turmeric, garam masala powder.
• Basmati Rice or Seera Samba Rice
• Coconut Milk or Water
• Seasoning

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Version 1: Mushroom Biryani Recipe (Pressure Cooker Method)

1)Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.

2)Add in whole spices and let them sizzle.

3)Once it sizzles add in onions and saute till light golden in colour.

4)Now add in green chillies

5)Add in ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell leaves.

6)Add in spice powders and saute for 3 to 4 mins.

7)Add in tomatoes

8)Add in mushrooms.

9)Saute for 2 mins.

10)Add in coriander and mint leaves

11)Add in basmati rice

12)Pour in water

13)Season with salt.

14)Bring everything to a boil.

14)Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Simmer for 5 mins. Open the cooker and fluff up the rice.

15)Serve hot.

Version 2: Mushroom Biryani Recipe (Stove Top)

Mushroom Biryani Ingredients (Stove Top)

• Coconut Oil - 3 tblsp
• Ghee - 1 tblsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 piece
• Cardamom / Yelakai - 4 crushed
• Cloves / Krambu - 4
• Bay Leaf - 1
• Mace - 1
• Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblsp
• Tomato - 1 chopped finely
• Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
• Mushroom - 200 grams sliced
• Basmati Rice - 1.5 cup
• Coconut Milk - 1.5 cup
• Water - 1 cup
• Salt to taste

How to Cook Mushroom Biryani (Stove Top)

SOAKING RICE FOR BIRYANI (kalan biryani recipe)

Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. This makes the rice grains softer which make the rice cook faster and makes the basmati rice long. Drain and set aside.

MAKING THE BIRYANI MASALA

Heat oil and ghee in a pot. Add whole spices and let it sizzle. Now Add in onions and cook till golden. Add ginger garlic paste and mix well. Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy. Season with salt, spice powder and mix well.

COMBINING MUSHROOMS

Add in mushroom into the masala and toss well. Add basmati rice and water, coconut milk and mix well.

COOKING THE BIRYANI & SERVING

Bring it to a boil and boil for 5 mins till all water is absorbed. Cover and low the flame to simmer and cook for 6 to 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let it stay covered for 10 mins. Fluff the rice and mix well. Serve

Stove top mushroom biryani (Kalan biryani) stepwise pictures

1)Heat oil in a pot. I used coconut oil.

2)Add a spoon of ghee for flavour

3)Add in whole spices

4)Add sliced onions

5)Mix well

6)Cook that till golden brown.

7)Add in ginger garlic paste

8)Saute till raw smell leaves

9)Add tomatoes

10)Cook till mushy

11)Now add in spice powders

12)Mix well.

13)Add in mushrooms

14)Mix well.

15)Add in coconut milk.

16)Add in water

17)You must soak basmati rice for 30 mins and drain it. Add soaked and drained rice.

18)Boil it

19)Boil for 5 mins till most of the water is absorbed by the rice.

20)Like this.

21)Now cover it and simmer the flame and cook for 15 mins.

22)Fluff up the rice.

23)Serve

 

More Ways to Cook this Mushroom Biryani

Mushroom Biryani in Electric Rice Cooker

• Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. This makes the rice grains softer which make the rice cook faster and makes the basmati rice long. Drain and set aside.
• Heat oil and ghee in a pot. Add whole spices and let it sizzle. Now Add in onions and cook till golden. Add ginger garlic paste and mix well. Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy. Season with salt, spice powder and mix well.
• Add in mushroom into the masala and toss well.  This is your masala.
• Now take your rice cooker bowl. Add this masala in it, along with drained rice, coconut milk and water. Mix well. Taste the water to check the seasoning.
• Now put the bowl in your electric rice cooker and switch on it. Cook till done.
• Once done, fluff it up and serve with raita.

Mushroom Biryani in Instant Pot

• Set instant pot mode to saute.
• Heat oil in the pot of instant pot. Add whole spices and let it sizzle. Now Add in onions and cook till golden. Add ginger garlic paste and mix well. Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy. Season with salt, spice powder and mix well.
• Add in mushroom into the masala and toss well.  This is your masala.
• Add in rice, coconut milk and water. Mix well. Taste the water to check the seasoning.
• Now cover with lid and set it to pressure cook for 5 minutes. Let the pressure release manually.
• Once done, fluff it up and serve with raita.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many calories are in mushroom biryani?

One serving of mushroom biryani (kalan biryani recipe) contains around 391 calories.

Which Spice is best for biryani?

Spices like fennel seeds, cinnamom, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, black stone flower adds aroma to the biryani. Adding a spoon of my homemade biryani masala powder gives unique aroma to the biryani.

What dishes can be made from mushroom?

Mushrooms are a versatile ingredients. You can make biryani, curries, pakoras, sandwiches, burgers out of it and the options are endless.

What does mushroom taste good with?

Mushrooms taste amazing with bread. You can sprinkle some garlic when cooking mushrooms. It adds amazing taste.

How long should Mushroom be cooked?

Mushrooms are one of the quick cooking vegetable (fungi). It hardly takes 5 minutes to cook.

Tips & Tricks

• When cooking kalan biryani recipe in pressure cooker. Don't add too much water. Else it may get mushy.
• And cooking in pressure cooker can be tricky. So follow the guidelines.
• Soaking rice is important for biryani. It gives the grain to stay individual without sticking to each other and also keeps them fluffy.

If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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