Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Spicy Dum Mushroom Biryani


We all usually do dum biryani with chicken or mutton, but doing this with mushroom was really interesting when i saw this first in sanjeev kapoor's cook book and immediately tried it and turned out to be excellent..A must try ...so please try it and u ll know how good it is!!!

Ingredients

For Rice

1 cup basmati rice

3 green cardamom

1 black cardamom

a piece of mace

1 bay leaf

4 cloves

1 " stick cinnamon

salt to taste

1 tsp oil

For the Mushroom gravy

10-12 mushroom cut into quarters

1 onion finely sliced

2 green chillies roughly chopped

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp biriyani masala (any which is available)

1 tsp crushed black peppercorns

1 tsp cumin powder

1/2 cup tomato puree

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 cup fresh yogurt

1/2 cup skimmed milk

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

8 mint leaves finely chopped

salt to taste

3 tbsp oil or ghee

For layering

few freshly chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves

few saffron mixed with 3 tbsp milk

Method

For the Rice

  • Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes, then drain it and keep it aside
  • Heat sufficient water in a pan,add cloves,cinnamon, green & black cardamom,mace,bay leaf and when it starts boiling add the rice and then cook till 3/4th done and then drain it,mix it with salt and allow it to cool completely

For the Mushroom gravy

  • Heat oil or ghee in a pan, add onion, green chillies,and fry till onions becomes translucent
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2-3 minutes, then add cumin powder,red chilli powder,crushed black peppercorn,biryani masala,coriander powder,garam masala powder,salt and fry for a couple of minutes
  • Add tomato puree and cook till the masala leaves the oil at the edges
  • Add coriander leaves,mint leaves, and fry for a minute, then add curds and mix it well and let it come to a boil, then add mushrooms, and close the lid and cook till its tender
  • Add milk and let it boil till the gravy becomes thick, remove and keep aside to cool

For the layering

  • Grease a nonstick deep pan ,spread the gravy evenly, then add the rice,sprinkle mint leaves, coriander leaves,and few drops of saffron milk and then again repeat the same layers till done 
  • Close the lid tightly sealed with the dough and cook it on a very low heat for 15-20 minutes and then serve hot with onion raita.
  • (u can even bake it at 180 C for 20 minutes)

68 comments:

  1. Yummy one..even I do hv this in my to-do list

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  2. Biryani looks so tasty, m sure to give it a try soon :-)

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  3. very long time i have a plan to make this dum biryani.looks very yummy sushma.

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  4. I wud love to try this out,sounds so flavorful!

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  5. Hey Sush,

    Thanks for leaving that word of appreciation & hope you too had a Diwali blast!!!!! Diwali, Diwali & now it's gone past. Time just flies.

    And Mushrooms are my favorite. I always have room for mushroom.. Recipes posted supporting tis, I simply love... Thanks for posting this recipe. Would surely try some day...

    Love,

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  6. Delicious!! My dum biriyani never comes out well; but I am sure if I follow your step-by-step explanation, I'll not go wrong! Thanks dear for sharing it!

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  7. Out of excitement, forgot to preview what I wrote.. & the result is the 'h' I missed in my previous comment... in the word 'this'.... so kindly pardon that....

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  8. oh man! i have to try this. bookmarked!

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  9. This looks too good to resist Sushma, the mushroom gravy looks amazing and so flavorful. I have bookmarked.

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  10. Wow..Biriyani looks very spicy and delicious..

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  11. Wow Sushma, just love to grab that plate dear, such a delectable dish!

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  12. Real tempting :).Will try it at the earliest.

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  13. Thanks a lot all of you for ur quick lovely comments....hope to c u all again

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  14. Mmmmmmmm........Dummmmmmmm Biryaaaaaani! Lovely! I love that mushroom masala! I'll gobble up the biryani in lunch!

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  15. Sushma Lovely Biryani Dear..........I'll surely try this.

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  16. hey Sush! biryani looks very tasty..and hope you had a great diwali !

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  17. wat a tempting click!bookmarked it!
    tnx Sushma

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  18. Very tempting dhum biryani Sushma...u really made me hungry...

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  19. Wow..Biriyani looks very spicy and delicious..i have to try this

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  20. awesome! Looks authentic! hould try it soon a i love the recipe

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  21. Thanks a lot all of you for ur wonderful comments...do try this...really nice

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  22. biryani looks very yummy and inviting!!
    Loved the concept of using mushrooms!!

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  23. biriyani luks delecious......!!!nice colour

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  24. Keep up the great work sushma...Very delicious. Oh! I feel like having mushroom briyani now itself... Lovely presentation with yummy picture!!!

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  25. wow....biriyani looks perfect, dear!!...must try this soon!

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  26. mmmm yum yum spicy biriyani looks mouth-watering dear.

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  27. Wow,excellent one..i love spicy food and the recipe also is very nice...superb click sush

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  28. Thanks so much my dear friends for you encouraging comments which inspires me to do more and more new dishes and share it to all of you...do keep coming...

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  29. looks really very yummy...looks so tasty..thank you.

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  30. Me and hubby loves mushroom, daughter doesn't like it, wish i had a huge portion with that raita.

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  31. Your recipes are sooper well presented...
    U jsut make them sound soo simple!!!!

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  32. Sounds too good. never used mushroom in briyani .. Looks mouthwatering !!

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  33. Interesting recipe...never tried biryani with mushrooms..

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  34. this really looks yummy :)
    wow, i loved it a lot great pic too

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  35. I have not tried mashroom biriyani... yours look good...

    I hope you enjoyed diwali, prepared sweets and burnt crackers...

    Atleast I want to hear someone say, yes I enjoyed it :(

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  36. WOW!!! so colorful and delicious biryani.

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  37. Excellent Biryani dear, has great color and makes me tempting. Book marked Thanks:)

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  38. wow..wat a colourfl biriyani and what a detailed xplaination..I loved looking at the mushroom gravy pic.

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  39. Very tempting biryani Sushma I must try your recipe.

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  40. never heard of mushroom dhum biryaani....looks sooo yummy

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  41. Thanks everyone for your lovely comments...and abhi i didnt burst any crackers this time nor did any sweet,it was just another day for me too...

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  42. i am coming over there to get that platter...plz wait for me

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  43. yes i did sushma. Hope u had a great diwali too!

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  44. Dum Biryani looks s yummy! I have never tried this so far. I got to bookmark this one

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  45. Mushroom Dum biryani...looks really colorful and yummy...Got to try it next time..Nice job done with mushrooms

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  46. Thanks suma,priti,keerthana and soma for your wonderful comments...

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  47. imm...... i can smell the aroma.will surely try it

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  48. hey Sush..thanks for your comments..you're such wonderful person. I get the first comments from you..thanks for being so inspiring....btw..my name is sharada, i know you left me a comment asking

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  49. hey..let me know if you are on orkut..you can find me there hi.sharadaATgmail.com

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  50. Perfect Biryani. Love the way you explained. Bookmarking yours.

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  51. Thanks for ur wonderful comments..do try this one and let me know....hope to c u all again

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  52. ooooooh, this is mouthwatering, would love to try it out..

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  53. hi sush..I have awards for you..so do pick them up..

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  54. Biryani looks so wonderful and tasty, looks delicious.

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  55. Wonderful recipe... both the fussy eaters at home loved it.

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  56. Thanks Sandhya for such a lovely comment:)....I am really very happy to know tht u liked it a lot:)

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  57. Wow super,I am drooling here,shall i come & have it

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  58. I love mushrooms..will try this soon :)

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  59. Sushma .. this is amazing and i want to try it out .. I just need small clarification here as I am very new to baking in oven. When baking at 180 , should the oven be pre heated ? Do i need to clode the pan when baking .

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  60. I tried this one and it came out too good... This is the first biryani that came out very well from my kitchen... I was bad in making biryani.. somhow my biryanis dont taste well...But this biryani came out as exception and its very easy to prep as well....

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