Name: Mushroom biryani (instant pot & stovetop)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 people
Ingredients: 2½ cups mushrooms sliced ((200 grams or 6 to 8 oz) ( can use more as desired)); 2 cups basmati rice (or any fragrant rice); 1 medium onion ( sliced thinly); ¼ cup curd (or yogurt or coconut milk); ½ cup tomatoes ((or 2 small or 1 large tomatoes) (optional)); 3 tbsp mint (leaves or pudina chopped); 3 tbsp coriander leaves (or cilantro chopped (optional)); 1 to 1½ tbsp Ginger garlic paste (or crushed); 2 green chilies (slit); 2 tbsp Oil (or ghee); ½ tsp red chili powder; 3½ cups water or coconut milk (for pot (3¼ cups for cooker, 2½ cups for Instant pot )); 1 bay leaf (or tej patta); 1 star anise (or biryani flower); ½ tsp shahi jeera (or jeera or cumin); 2 green cardamoms (or elaichi); 1 cinnamon (2 inch piece - dalchini); 4 cloves (or laung); 1 small strand mace (or javitri); 4 green cardamoms (or elaichi); 1 inch cinnamon (or dalchini); 6 cloves (or laung); 1 pinch nutmeg (or jaiphal (optional)); ½ tsp stone flower (or dagad phool / kalpasi (optional)); ½ tsp fennel seeds (or sombu or saunf)