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Mushroom Pilaf Indian, How to make Mushroom Pilaf or Pulao Recipe

September 29, 2015 by maria 8 Comments

Simple, easy to make, healthy and instant Mushroom Pilaf Indian recipe…… make them any time of the day 😉 Mushroom Pilaf is made with Indian Spices and veggies which goes well with mushrooms. Pilaf is healthy, easy to make, cooks instantly and is great to have for lunch Or dinner.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian, How to make Mushroom Pilaf or Pulao Recipe

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

Mushrooms are my favorite everyday I make something out of it. I have tried several dishes with mushrooms and all have turned out well. My hubby used to not like mushrooms but post marriage he also has started a liking for mushrooms.

This pilaf runs along the lines of biryani. However biryani is cooked on a dum whereas pilaf is cooked in pressure cooker which draws a line between them. Also I have used basmati rice which is a long grained rice which gives a nice impact to the pilaf. It’s quite confusing pilau, pulao and pilaf mean the same thing.

So let me share the pilaf with you guys quickly!

Let’s make Mushroom Pilaf recipe stepwise:

  1. Place the pressure cooker without the lid with clarified butter on a medium flame. Once it becomes hot add the whole ground spices (bayleaves, peppercorns, cinnamom, caraway seeds, cloves). Also add ginger-garlic paste.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

2. Also add curry leaves little sea salt, onion, green chilies, cashewnuts and sugar. Saute until onion is golden brown in color.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

3. Now add potatoes along with powdered spices from number 11 to 18. Stir all nicely.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

4. Do add chopped french beans. Combine all nicely.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

5. Add mushrooms and saute again. Finally add rice + water + bell pepper + greens of spring onion, soy sauce and sea salt for seasoning.

Mushroom Pilaf Indian

6. Cover with the lid and pressure cook until 3 whistles. Switch off the gas and allow the cooker to cool down. Serve hot with salad and raita

Mushroom Pilaf Recipe and the printable version below:

Mushroom Pilaf Indian – Mushroom Pulao
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Easy Mushroom Pilaf Indian
Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com
Recipe type: Main
RecipeCuisine: Indian
recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)
  • 2 cup rice (300 gms)
  • 1 packet of button mushrooms washed and chopped into big chunks
  • 3 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 5 to 6 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp caraway seeds (shahi jeera)
  • 8 to 10 peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ cup curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp curry leaf powder
  • 1 tbsp biryani masala
  • 1 t/s turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp fennel seed powder
  • 1 tbsp cumin seed powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander seed powder (dhaniya)
  • 1 tbsp red chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garam masala powder
  • 2 onion julienne
  • 2 potatoes chopped into big chunks
  • 14 to 16 cashewnuts
  • 8 french beans chopped
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 green chilies chopped finely
  • 1 cup chopped greens of spring onion (optional)
  • ½ red pepper chopped into cubes (optional)
  • sea salt as per taste
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 4.5 cups water for cooking
How to make the recipe?
  1. Place the pressure cooker without the lid with clarified butter on a medium flame. Once it becomes hot add the whole ground spices (bayleaves, peppercorns, cinnamom, caraway seeds, cloves). Also add ginger-garlic paste.
  2. Also add curry leaves little sea salt, onion, green chilies, cashewnuts and sugar. Saute until onion is golden brown in color.
  3. Now add potatoes along with powdered spices from number 11 to 18. Stir all nicely.
  4. Do add chopped french beans. Combine all nicely.
  5. Add mushrooms and saute again. Finally add rice + water + bell pepper + greens of spring onion, soy sauce and sea salt for seasoning.
  6. Cover with the lid and pressure cook until 3 whistles. Switch off the gas and allow the cooker to cool down. Serve hot with salad and raita
Notes
1. Always add mushroom towards the end as it takes least time to cook. cut them into big chunks else your mushroom will disappear in the pilaf.
2. You could add your choice of veggies in the pilaf
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 to 5 people
3.4.3177


Filed Under: Vegeterian Tagged With: Spicy and Namkeen, Vegetarian Dishes

Comments

  1. Lyv says

    May 27, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    Hi Maria .

    Thanks for your amazing recipes. Would like to know what is curry leaf powder. Is it the same as Karivepaaku Podi and is it necessary for this dish?

    Regards
    Lyvia

    Reply
    • maria says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:21 pm

      Thanks Lyvia curry leaf powder is powder made from dried curry leaves ….. don’t mistaken it for curry powder. Check this link for curry leaf powder recipe http://www.flavorsofmumbai.com/curry-leaf-powder/. Hope this helps you also you could skip curry leaf powder if you wish to….

      Reply
  2. Maria says

    June 27, 2012 at 11:08 am

    Hey Maria

    are you on a vacation?

    no recipes after 22 June so thught of mailing you 🙂

    Regards

    Maria

    Reply
    • maria says

      June 27, 2012 at 4:47 pm

      Thanks Maria I was on a short trip to Mumbai will be updating recipes from day after see you soon 🙂

      Reply
  3. dassana says

    June 23, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    this looks so healthy and delicious too.

    Reply
    • maria says

      June 23, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      thanks Dassana 🙂 do try them…..

      Reply
  4. CJ at Food Stories says

    June 23, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Thx for connecting with me on foodbuzz. I just subscribed to your blog feed and can’t wait to see what your next post will be!

    Reply
    • maria says

      June 23, 2012 at 6:58 pm

      Thanks CJ I will visit your space soon 🙂

      Reply

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