Goan Mushroom Pulav

Yields: 10 cups

2 cups rice

Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.

Press saute in instant pot.

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 cardamom
4 cloves
6 black peppers
2" cinnamon
2 bay leaves

Let the pot get hot for 2 minutes. Add oil spreading using a spatula. Add cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, black peppers, cinnamon and bay leaves.

1 cup onion, finely chopped
4 green chilies, chopped

Add onion, green chilies and saute for 5 minutes.

1 tbsp garlic, grated
1/2 tbsp ginger, grated

Add ginger and garlic and saute till raw smell disappears, about a minute.

1 cup tomato, chopped
1 cup potato, chopped

24 ounces mushroom, sliced 

Add tomatoes, potato, mushroom and saute for 8 minutes.

soaked and drained rice

Add soaked and drained rice and saute the rice for 2 minutes.

13.5 ounces (398 ml) coconut milk (1 can)
water (total coconut milk + water is 4 cups - 1:2 ratio)
1 tbsp + 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chili powder

Add coconut milk, water, salt, red chili powder and cook in rice settings.

Let the pressure release naturally.

Garnish with cilantro and / or mint leaves.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME. Kid friendly food, not spicy at all. Would have liked it little bit more spicer. Noted down with 1/4 tsp more salt and add 1/2 tsp red chili powder.
Source: vegrecipesofindia

Peas Pulav

2 Cups Hand Pound Rice

Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes, drain well and keep aside.

2 Tbsp Ghee
1 Tsp Cumin Seeds

1 Bay Leaf
1" Cinnamon Stick
2 Green Cardamom
2 Cloves

1/2 Cup Onion, Thinly Sliced
4 Serrano Peppers, Chopped into 2 Lengthwise Pieces

1 and 1/2 Cups Frozen Peas

Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, when it starts to crackle, add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom, clove, saute till nice aroma comes.

Add onion, serrano peppers, saute till onion turns light brown.

Add frozen peas, saute for a minute.

Add drained rice and mix well.

Add this to the rice cooker.

2 and 3/4 Tsp Salt
4 Cups Water

Mix Salt and water to the rice cooker, keep the setting at white rice, once the rice is cooked, open the rice cooker, DO NOT mix immediately, allow it to cool a bit and then mix well.

Yields: 9 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME

Beetroot Pulav

2 Cups Hand pound Rice (3 cups)
5 Cups Water (7 and 1/2 cups)

Cook rice in pressure cooker, allow it to cool.

1/4 Cup Coconut (1/2 cup)

2 Tsp Coriander Seeds (3 tsp)

4 Tsp Garlic, Grated (8 Garlic Cloves)

1 Tsp Ginger, Grated

1 Tsp Poppy Seeds

5 Serrano Peppers / 6 Green Chilies (8 medium red chilies)

1/2 Cup Water

Grind All the above.

1 Tbsp Sesame Oil

1 Tsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 tbsp)

1/3 Cup Broken Cashew Nuts

1/2 Cup Shallots, Chopped Lengthwise

1 Spring Curry Leaves

1/4 Tsp Garam Masala (1/2 tsp)

4 Cups Beetroot, Grated (4 X-Small Beet or 3 Medium Beet) (6 cups)

Beetroot Stems, Finely Chopped (If you have it)

Beetroot Greens, Finely Chopped (If you have it)

1 Cup Green Peas (1 and 1/2 cups)

1 Tbsp + 1/4 Tsp Salt (1 and 1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp)

1/4 Cup Water

1/3 Cup Cilantro, Chopped to Garnish

Heat Oil in pan, add Cumin Seeds and Cashew Nuts, fry till cashew nuts becomes light brown.

Add shallots and fry till the color of the shallots changes.

Add Curry Leaves and Garam Masala and fry for a minute.

Add Grinded mixture, Grated Beet, Beet Stems, Green Peas, Salt and Water. Let it cook for 10 minutes in medium flame. Add Beet Greens and cook for another 5 minutes.

Mix cooked rice to the beet and mix well.

Mix with Cilantro.

Taste Note: Tastes Awesome.

Note: DO NOT MAKE THIS IN RICE COOKER, it looses the pretty dark red color. I forgot to take the picture of the pulav, will post it when I prepare it next time.

Yields: 10 Cups (17 and 1/2 cups)

Mint Pulav with Potatoes

1/2 Tsp Oil
2 Bunches Mint, Cleaned and Washed
5 Serrano Peppers

Pour Oil in a heated pan, add Green Chilies and Mint and fry. Allot it to cool.

1 Tsp Ginger
1/4 Cup Coconut
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Cup Water

Grind Mint and Green Chilies with Ginger, Coconut and Turmeric Powder.

1 Tbsp Oil
1 Bay Leave
2 Cloves
2 Cardamoms

1/2 Cup Shallots, chopped
1 and 1/3 Cups Potatoes, Chopped (1 Medium and 1 Small Potatoes), I have fingerling potatoes as well

1 Tbsp + 1/4 Tsp Salt

2 Cups Hand Pound Rice
4 Cups Water

Wash rice.

Pour oil in a heated pan. Add Bay Leave, Cloves, Cardamom and Onion, fry till the color of the onion changes. Add the grinded mixture, Salt and Potatoes. Fry till the raw smell goes off, about 5 minutes in medium flame. Add this to the rice cooker.

Add washed rice, water to the rice cooker and mix well. Once the rice is cooked, open the rice cooker, DO NOT mix immediately, if you do, everything will be smashed, leave it for sometime to cool a little and then mix everything.

Taste Note: Tastes Awesome
Yields: 10 Cups
Note: Will post the pulav picture next time