Mushroom Cashew Pulao/ Kumbh Kaju Pulav

Mushroom Cashewnuts Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice cooked- 2 cups

Button mushrooms- 1 small box or 200 gms

Cashew nuts- 1/4 cup or 20 nos

Green chilly broken- 2 nos

Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Butter- 3 tbsp

Coriander leaves to garnish

Dry roast and grind to powder

Black Cardamom- 1 no

Cloves- 4 nos

Cinnamon stick- 1"

Black pepper corns- 1 tsp

Kumbh Kaju Pulav

Method

Clean the button mushrooms, quarter, wash and pat dry. Heat butter in a large pan, when butter starts to melt add the cashew nuts and fry on low heat until cashew nuts are browned. Remove the fried cashew nuts on to a plate, in the same butter add cumin seeds, broken green chilly and ground gram masala powder, fry for few seconds on low heat. Increase heat and add button mushroom to the pan and toss for few seconds. Add the rice, fried cashew nuts and required salt to the mushrooms. Gently mix everything well and garnish the mushroom and cashew nuts pulao with coriander leaves. Serve hot with curry of your choice.

Mushroom Cashew Pilaf