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   Delicious Mushroom Biryani- South Indian Recipe Mushroom Biryani is one of my favorite ways to eat mushrooms. Delicious and flavorful biryani makes a wholesome meal for weekends or gets together. Mushroom biryani may not be popular, as the meatier versions of biryani, but has a unique taste and flavor. Mushrooms have a fleshy texture, a distinct umami flavor, and make for a pleasant meat substitute. If you want to make it gourmet, use a variety of mushrooms. You can use assorted mushrooms like the white button, shiitake, baby Bella/cremini, pearl oyster mushrooms, or king oyster mushrooms . Together they will add unique textures and flavors to the rice. Mushrooms taste best when fried or sautéed in butter. But clarified butter or ghee has a rich nutty taste and takes the flavor to another level. Mushrooms will get a nice golden brown sear and a concentrated mushroom flavor. Add mushrooms in batches from hardier mushrooms to most delicate for a final quick stirfry. Mushroom ...

Ari Orotti Orotti is a simple  and delicious flat bread made with roasted rice flour. Earlier I shared  a recipe for pathiri , the soft and thin flat bread. Orotti is very similar but thicker and crispy. Orotti can be made with rice flour, semolina or wheat flour. Try this with spicy chicken or mutton curry. Ingredients Roasted rice flour- 2 cups Water- 2 cups salt -to taste sugar- 1 tsp coconut oil/butter- 1 1/2 tsp Coconut milk - 1/2 cup Grated coconut- 3/4cup cumin - a pinch Boil water along with salt and sugar. When it comes to a rolling boil add coconut oil. Take the flour in a large bowl and make a well in the center. Gradually pour  water little by little and mix with a wooden spoon . Add grated coconut, coconut milk and cumin seeds and mix well.Allow this to cool down and knead into a smooth dough and make small balls Make lemon shaped balls and flatten on a greased hot tawa. Wet hand with water and press and spread the dough as t...

Spinach Paneer Rice This is a simple and tasty one pot meal with spinach/palak and paneer.Spinach with paneer or cheese is a much loved and popular combo and for me,a well made palak paneer is an irresistible, healthy dish. This  meal is filling with rice,healthy greens and the flavor is enhanced by the marinated and sauteed paneer. You can bring innumerable variations for this rice dish.If you wish you can blanch spinach and blend it to give the rice a rich green color.To marinate the paneer I used a little of tandoori masala.You can add other type of flavorings or just add simply fried paneer.Serve this with raita,pickle and papad. Ingredients Basmathi rice cooked- 3 cup To marinate  Paneer- 200 gms Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-a pinch Ginger garlic paste- 1/2 tsp Garam masala- 1/2 tsp Kasoori methi powder- a pinch (optional) Yogurt- 1/3 cup salt to taste To saute Spinach chopped- 2 1/2 - 3 cup Onion- 1 medium Garlic cloves-3 Garam masa...