Mushroom Pulao Recipe (2024)

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Mushroom Pulao is a delicious, Indian-style rice and mushroom casserole. It is a gluten-free, vegetarian, and easy one-pot meal that you can cook in a pressure cooker or instant pot. Be sure to watch the video!

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For mushroom lovers, this pulao recipe is worth bookmarking. The caramelized mushrooms, roasted onions, cashews, and spices all make it so damn delicious.

If you long for some gratifying comfort meal on a busy weeknight or a lazy weekend, this versatile vegetarian pulao could satisfy your cravings.

In my house, we call it a cheat mushroom biryani. Except for the layering process, the taste and texture of the pulao are as good as a biryani.

The best part is this mushroom pulao does not require fancy ingredients or hours in the kitchen. Instead, it needs 10 minutes of cooking time and one instant pot.

More Reasons To LOVE Mushroom Pulao

  • possible vegan (skip ghee)
  • gluten-free and vegetarian
  • a quick, family-friendly, one-pot meal
  • perfect for a picnic, potluck, or lunch box
  • you can make it on a casserole, pressure cooker, or an instant pot
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Ingredients Required

Mushroom: I use button mushrooms as they are the most effortlessly and readily available mushrooms in India. But you can use – crimini, portobello, shiitake, gucchi, or any other wild variety of meaty mushrooms for making pulao.

Green Peas: Use fresh or frozen peas. If using frozen ones, thaw them before adding them to the pulao.

Rice: The long-grain basmati rice is the best for any Indian pulao or biryani. Avoid using starchy, sticky, short-grain rice.

Whole Spices: Cardamom, Bay leaf, Cloves

Spice Powder: Garam Masala, Red Chili Powder

Other Ingredients: Red Onion, Cashew, Ginger Garlic Paste, Salt, Water, Ghee

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My Tried & True Tips

Cooking Liquid: For cooking the pulao from plain water, vegetable stock, to chicken broth, you can use either of these liquids to flavour the rice.

Liquid Ratio: For mushroom pulao ratio of 1: 1 ½ (rice to water) works perfectly fine.

Cooking Method: You can cook this pulao in a traditional stovetop Indian pressure cooker, heavy-duty casserole, Dutch oven, instant pot, or electric pressure cooker.

Cooking Time: In the instant pot, the pulao takes 10 minutes (6 – 7 minutes sauteing + 3 minutes cooking). On the stovetop, it takes 20 – 25 minutes (10 – 15 minutes sauteing + 10 – 15 minutes cooking).

Vegan Pulao: You can make mushroom pulao vegan by skipping ghee for cooking. Use coconut oil or any other vegan cooking oil.

Instant Pot Method

Step 1) Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes. Set it aside.

Step 2) Set the saute mode of IP for 15 minutes. Once hot, add ghee or cooking oil and whole spices. Fry for 10 – 20 seconds to release the aroma of the spices.

Step 3) Next, add the sliced onion and cashews. Fry till the onion turns light golden.

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Step 4) Add the ginger-garlic paste, mushroom, green peas, spices, and salt. Fry the masala for 5 minutes or till the mushrooms are nicely caramelized.

Step 5) Drain the water from the soaked rice. Add the rice to the pressure cooker or IP.Saute the rice for a minute.Add water. Stir. Taste the liquid. If required, add more salt or seasoning.

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Step 6) Seal the IP with the lid. Set pressure cook mode for 3 minutes. After set the timing is over, allow the steam to release naturally from the pressure cooker.Open the lid and fluff the rice using a fork.

Serving Suggestion

Mushroom Pulao is a wholesome, fulfilling meal in itself. However, I do love to serve a few side dishes with a pulao, one of them is green boondi raita, and the second is Indian kachumber salad.

Apart from that, a homemade pickle and fried papadum are the perfect accompaniments for a pulao.

You can easily pack this mushroom pulao for school or office lunch boxes. It is easy to carry around and reheat.

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Mushroom Pulao Recipe

Mushroom Pulao is a delicious, Indian-style rice and mushroom casserole. Learn how to make mushroom peas pulao in a few simple steps.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 797kcal

Author: Hina Gujral

  • Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup basmati rice
  • 4 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 cloves (laung)
  • 4 green cardamom (elaichi)
  • ¼ Cup cashews (kaju)
  • 1 Cup sliced onion
  • 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 ½ Cup button mushrooms sliced
  • ½ cup green peas (matar) (fresh or frozen)
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala ( see recipe here)
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon mint leaves, chopped
  • 1 ¼ Cup water

Instructions

  • Wash and soak the rice in enough water.Set it aside for 30 minutes.

  • Heat ghee in a pressure cooker or saucepan.Add whole spices, and saute for 10 – 20 seconds to release the aroma.

  • Next, add the sliced cashews and onion. Fry till the onion turn light golden in color.

  • Add the ginger-garlic paste, chopped mushrooms, peas, spices, and salt. Fry for the next 2 – 3 minutes or till all the liquid of mushrooms is evaporated.

  • Drain the water from the soaked rice. Add the rice in the pressure cooker.Stir to combine and saute the rice for a minute.

  • Next, add water and chopped herbs.Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook the pulao for one whistle over medium heat on the stovetop.In an instant Pot, it will take 3 minutes in pressure cook mode.

  • Allow the steam to release naturally from the pressure cooker.Open the lid and fluff the rice using a fork.

  • Serve Mushroom Matar Pulao warm with raita and salad.

Recipe Notes:

  • You can use – crimini, portobello, shiitake, or any other wild variety of fibrous or meaty mushrooms to make pulao.
  • The long grain basmati rice is the best for any type of Indian pulao or biryani. Avoid using starchy, sticky, short-grain rice for this rice recipe.
  • For cooking the pulao from plain water, and vegetable stock, to chicken broth, you can use either of these liquids to flavor the rice.
  • For my basmati rice ratio of 1: 1 ¼ (rice:water) works perfectly fine.
  • This pulao can be cooked in a traditional stovetop Indian pressure cooker, heavy-duty casserole, instant pot, or electric pressure cooker.
  • You can make this pulao vegan by skipping ghee for cooking. Use coconut oil or any other vegan cooking oil to make the pulao.

Nutrition

Calories: 797kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 736mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 4mg

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