Spicy Tomato Mushroom Rice

Rinse and soak the rice in water until it is ready to go in the pot with the rest of the ingredients

Blitz the green chillies, ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, cardamom, tumeric and cayenne into a paste

Heat the oil in your pressure cooker or your cooking pot and saute the onion and spring onion for a few minutes. Next add the spice paste and stirfry for a minute or two

Add the tomatoes and mushrooms and cook for a few more minutes. As this is cooking, drain the water from the rice, and add the rice to the pot and stir and fry for a few minutes. Add 3.5 cups of water, the lemon juice, and the required amount of salt and give everything a really good mix

If you are cooking in a pressure cooker, it will take 2 whistles and then you need to turn off the heat. If you are not cooking in a pressure cooker, turn the heat to low and cook until the rice is cooked

Once the rice is cooked, toss in the cilantro and mint and serve hot!

I made some Spicy Egg masala to go along with this. Some cucumber raita or plain yogurt will go well with this rice dish