Mushroom Pulao - Red Wine

Ingredients

1. 1 cup long grained rice (Basmati Rice)
2. 200 gms of Button Mushrooms
3. 1 medium onion
4. 5 cloves of garlic peeled
5. 1 inch piece of ginger
6. 2 medium sized red tomatoes
7. 1tsp garam masala
8. 1 big pinch of red chilli powder or as much as desired
9. ¼ tsp turmeric powder
10. 2 tsp finely chopped green coriander
11. 2 tsp oil or butter

Preparation: To begin, soak the rice in two and a half cups of water for about half an hour and grind the onion garlic and ginger into a paste. Then, heat the oil/butter in a large vessel. Lower the heat, add the ground paste and fry till it turns pink. Add chopped tomatoes, salt, chilli powder and turmeric and keep stirring so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the vessel. After three to four minutes, add the mushrooms and fry for another two minutes. Add garam masala and mix thoroughly. Now add the water in which the rice was soaked and let it cook till done.