Mushroom Pilaf

This next dish a treat for any cook – with fewer ingredients, it still manages to dish out a rich assortment in the flavour segment. To be honest I was real lazy to cook the biriyani or the traditional pulao, so I ended up cooking this pilaf. This could be a perfect dish for a lazy weekend treat. Those who are on a diet watch can try this with the brown rice.

Ingredients

•       1 cup basmati rice (soaked in water for 30 minutes)
•       2 tbsp. Veg oil
•       2 onions medium chopped
•       1 garlic clove crushed
•       3 green cardamom pods
•       2 tbsp. Butter/ghee
•       2 ½ cup button mushroom sliced
•       1 tsp. grated fresh root ginger
•       A pinch of garam masala
•      1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves
•       Vegetable Stock- 1 ½ cubes / Salt
•       2 Cups of Water

Heat oil in a deep bottom pan. Add onions, garlic and cardamom pods and cook for 3-4 minutes until onions turn translucent.

Add butter/ghee; when melted, add mushroom and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add ginger, rice and garam masala and sauté for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. Add the veg stock cube/salt and stir gently.

Add water. Bring to boil and then cover tightly and simmer over lower heat for 10-12 minutes.

 Healthy Option-(I was out of basmati rice so used brown rice. If using brown rice, you can skip the soaking part of the rice. They cook pretty fast.)

Remove from the heat and leave it to stand, still covered for 5 minutes.

Add the chopped coriander leaves and gently fluff the rice with fork.

Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately and Enjoyy!!!