Ingredients:

• 2 cups – Rice picked, washed and soaked in 2 cups water
• 2 cups – Tomato puree (made with fresh Tomatoes)
• 2 large Onions (sliced)
• 4 green Cardamoms (pounded)
• 1 black Cardamom (pounded)
• 1 stick Cinnamon
• 1 tsp – peppercorns
• ½ tsp – Turmeric powder
• 4 Cloves Garlic (crushed)
• 4 Green chillies to taste (chopped)
• 2 tbsp – Ghee
• 3 to 4 Cloves
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Put ghee in a large, flat-bottomed, microwave-safe dish.
2. Heat at 100% power for 2 minutes. Add all the whole spices.
3. Continue to cook at the same power level for another 1 minute 30 seconds.
4. Add the sliced mushrooms and saute for 2 minutes.
5. Drop in the turmeric powder, onions, and garlic and green chillies.
6. Continue to cook for 4 minutes.
7. In case of combination cooking, reduce the time by a minute.
8. Add the tomato puree, rice along with the water in which it was soaked. Add the salt.
9. Stir and cook uncovered at 100% power for 15 minutes, till the rice has steamy holes on top.
10. Reduce power to 60% and cook covered 5 minutes more.
11. Stand 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja