Microwave Mushroom Pulao

Name: Microwave Mushroom Pulao
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mughlai (Delhi & Lahore)
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice; 2 tbsp oil; 4 spring onions; 2 cm cinnamon; 2 green cardamoms; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup mushroom; 1 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; salt

Mushroom, basmati rice and bay leaves come together in this South Asian pilaf, warmed with cinnamon and cardamom and made in the microwave.

24 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 14 min · 24 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Drain rice after washing it and keep aside. Combine oil, spring onion whites, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf in a glass bowl.
2
Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms. Microwave on HIGH for 1 more minute. Add rice and mix well.
2 min
3
Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Add 2 cups of hot water to the rice mixture alongwith the remaining ingredients.
1 min
4
Mix well. Microwave on HIGH for 10 minutes, stirring twice in between. Serve hot.
10 min