Mushroom Pulao

Ingredients:
2 cups - Basmati rice
3 cup - Any mushrooms (cut into medium sized pieces)
3 tbsp - ground ginger garlic paste
1 - big onion (sliced thin)
3 - green chillies
1 - tomato (chopped)
1 - star anise
1 - clove
1 - cardamom
2 - bay leafs
1″ - piece of cinnammon
1 - tbsp chilli powder
1/2 - tbsp coriander powder
Few - chopped mint leaves
Few - chopped coriander leaves
Few - green onions
3 cups - water
Salt to taste
3 tbsp - butter
1 tbsp - oil

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice in water before you start. 
• Wash and cut the mushroom into medium sized pieces.

• Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan. Add the star anise, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaves and saute for a minute 
• Add sliced onions and green chillies and fry till they start to brown 
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about a minute 
• Now add mushroom pieces along with the chopped tomatoes and saute till the juice dries up 
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder, chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves and mix well 
• Now add ghee and soaked rice, salt to taste, and add water mix it very gently.

• Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat 
• Finally, after all water evaporates, simmer for 2 minutes 
• Switch off stove, decorate with green onions 
• Serve hot pulao with raita.