Mushroom Biryani (Pressure Cooker Version)

I just made few changes in the method of preparation. It came out so yummy that my husband enjoyed and asked me to prepare it again for this weekend. I have never tried biryani in this style. I can bet you this is the best mushroom biryani I ever had,and very easy to cook also. Here you go…

Ingredients
200 gms Mushroom, 1/2cup mutter, and 1/2 carrot chopped
4 cup Basmati Rice, pinch of food color
2 Onions,3 Tomatoes, 4 Green chillies, Mint leaves finely chopped
2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
3 Cardamoms
1-1/2 tsp Chilly Powder, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp garam masala,3 tsp Coriander Powder
3 bay leaves and 4 dry red chillies
1 Lemon, 1/2cup curd
3/4 cups Oil/ghee
Salt to taste 

Cooking Method
Clean, wash and soak the rice for 1 hour in enough water taken in a pot and add the pinch of food color.Trim mushrooms into big pieces and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add bay leaves and red chillie, when they turn into brown, add onion and green chillies sautee to golden brown, Than add all the masala powder and fry till oil seprates, now add chopped tomato, lemon and curd fry till tomatos are soft, then add the mushroom, mutter, carrot and little salt fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the rich and mix it gentely and close the lid, and cook for 3 whistle (1 in high flame, 2 in low flame)
Serve hot with rita..

Egg and Potato Curry (Pressure Cooker Version)

Ingredients

4nos boiled egg and 2 potato cut into small pieces
2 medium size onion, 3 green chilly, 2 medium size tomato
½ tbs turmeric, 1tbs coriander powder, 1tbs red chilly powder, ½ tbs garam masala
½ tbs mustard seeds, 3 bay leaves and 3 dry red chillies
3tbs oil
Salt as per taste

Cooking Method
In a pressure cooker add oil, mustard seeds, bay leaves and dry red chillies, when they splutter, add onion and chilly fry till it become’s golden brown, add all the masala powder and ½ cup water fry till it starts leaving oil, add tomato fry for 30sec, Then add boiled egg, potato, salt and mixed it up nicely. Add 2cup of water, cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle.

Garnish with coriander leafs
Serve with Ghee Rice and Plain Rice

Treat To Eyes : Series 1

Some great person had rightly said that food is first tasted with eyes before going into mouth... After thinking for a while i got the idea to host this event where we all can see and learn from each other's creativity to present even the simplest dish in a way that pleases the eyes...
Also it's time to recognize my blogger friend's wonderful and mouth watering recipes with mind blowing presentation.
So friends, by now you must have guessed about the rules of this event. If not then let me tell you that there is one and only one rule -
" The dish should be in it's best presentation bringing out the creativity in you and shall be TREAT to eyes"


Just to make sure smooth submission  of entries please follow the bellow guidelines
1. Please link ur entries to this announcement page in your posts with my name and blog name. Usage of the logo is very much appreciated.
2. Multiple entries per person is allowed..
3. Archived recipes are accepted, but must b reposted.
4. When you mail me the recipe in the Subject mention: Treat To Eyes Series-1

Out of all the entries, selected TOP 3 will be posted on the main page of my blog with loads of applause.
Below link will be opened 24x7 till 14th March 2011. In case you find any problem in submitting using this link, please send me your entries @ rumana.am@gmail.com. I would be happy to post it on the page.
So get ready to put on apron and rock!!!!

Potato, Tomato and Green Peas Curry

Ingredient's

2 boiled Potato's, cut them in to small Pieces

1 cup green peas 

4 tomato's, 1 onion, 2 green chillies, finely chopped

10 curry leaves

1tsp red chilly powder, 1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp garam masala, 1/2tsp turmeric powder

1tsp mustard seeds, 1tsp ginger garlic paste

2cup of water

2 to 3 tsp oil

Salt as per taste

Cooking Method

In deep cooking pan , add oil, when oil is hot add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter , add onion and green chillies, fry to golden brown, then add all the masala powder and ginger garlic paste, fry till oil separate from masala, then add green peas and chopped tomato's and cook for 8 minutes, keep smashing tomatos in between, now add potato's and salt mix well, then add 2 cup of water mix it again and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes.

Serve hot with Plain Rice or Roti's. 

Iam sending this to Creative Sanyukta's event, cooking with Cooking with Whole foods(Whole Fruits/Whole Vegetables)-TOMATO

Veg Pizza

Again my first attempt to bake pizza. On sunday i saw pizza base in super market, and i thought it would be safe if i give a try baking pizza using ready made pizza base instead of baking base separately. Now i can say my decision was right, because it came out very well and i was very happy too. From now onwards i think i don't have buy or order pizza from out. When i can make then why to buy from out....

Ingredient's

1 ready made pizza base
1/2 onion, 1/2 tomato, 1/2 capsicum, chopped in to pieces
2tsp pizza sauce
1/2 cup of Grate Mozzarella cheese

Preparation
Pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes in 200 degree Celsius, In the mean time prepare the pizza. On a pizza base apply the pizza sauce and arrange all the vegetable on top, now cover the vegetable with cheese, and bake the pizza in 180 degree Celsius for 8 to 10 minutes.
Serve hot with tomato sauce and other seasoning.