sig's mushroom and tomato biryani

• 12 cheery tomatoes, quartered
• 125 ml buttermilk
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 large onions chopped
• 30 grams fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
• 5 very large cloves of garlic, finely chopped or grated
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 3/4 tsp turmeric
• 2 tbsp garam masala
• 1 pinch salt to taste
• 800 grams close cup or mixed mushrooms
• 75 ml thick cream or to taste
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 3 cloves
• 5 green cardamom pods
• 1 finger length stick of cinnamon
• 12 black peppercorns
• 700 grams well washed basmati rice soaked for 20 minutes
• 1/2 handful shredded mint
• 3/4 handful chopped coriander leaves
• 1 good pinch of saffron soaked in 2 tablespoons hot milk and 1 tablespoon of heavy cream for 30 minutes

1. start by par boiling the rice for 5 minutes.
2. drain well add tomato puree stir in well,set aside to soak up flavour.
3. for 5 minutes.add the whole spices heat through for thirty seconds, add I litre of water.
4. , bring to boil and cook until nearly done.Take of heat
5. in the meantime heat the oil in a large.
6. nonstick pan to make the mushroom mix,add into the oil the chopped onions and brown until just crisp on outside, add the chopped garlic and ginger, cook gently until garlic list it's smell add the buttermilk chopped tomatoes all spices and salt cook until it becomes a thick paste and darkened slightly
7. stir in the mushrooms cook until mushrooms release their water.
8. Add about 150 ml of water and simmer until it all comes together , it should be like thick cream
9. mix gently together with the rice and heat through until rice is cooked.

cheery tomatoes, buttermilk, vegetable oil, onions, fresh ginger, garlic, chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, garam masala, salt, mushrooms, cream, tomato puree, vegetable oil, black cardamom pods, cloves, green cardamom pods, cinnamon, black, well washed basmati rice, handful, handful, saffron

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/336541-sigs-mushroom-and-tomato-biryani (may not work)