MUSHROOM RICE

Here’s an easy and quick recipe of mushroom rice. this mushroom rice recipe i had made for lunch and everyone liked it.
the most amazing thing is that, it is not an elaborate or complicated recipe. easy for bachelors, students and single people. if you have leftover rice than you could use it right away to make this recipe.

 Ingredients:

4 cups rice, cooked
2-inch stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
7 cloves
1 bay leaf
½ star anise, broken into bits
2 tbsp. garlic and ginger paste
1 medium onion, sliced
1 ripe plum tomato, sliced
2-3 green chilies, sliced
2 cups mushroom, sliced (white mushrooms work just fine)
¼ tsp. turmeric
Cayenne pepper to taste.

Method:

• Heat 4 tbs. oil.
• When oil is hot, add the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and star anise.
• Stir for 30 seconds.
• Add 2 tbs. of garlic and ginger paste.
• Cook well for 2 minutes.
• Add chopped onions and sliced green chilies
• Stir for 5 minutes until the onions are translucent.

• Add the sliced tomato.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of sliced mushrooms.
• Add ¼ tsp. turmeric and salt and cayenne pepper to taste.

• Stir well and add 1/8 cup and water and cook for 5 minutes.
• To this cooked mushroom mixture add 4 cups of cooked white rice.
• Mix well, cover and let it cook for 5 minutes.

• Remove from heat and serve immediately.