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  1. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and may God bless you. This recipe is great. I doubled it and served it with cucumber raita and my grandchildren enjoyed it. Lots of love for sharing all your recipes which are always perfect.

    1. Thank you so much for the lovely comment and blessings. I’m really happy to hear your grandchildren enjoyed the meal. Cucumber raita is such a refreshing side! Much love and gratitude.

  2. The one-pot version of this recipe is one of my favourites from this blog, because despite being much less work than a “real” biryani, it’s so flavourful and satisfying !5 stars

  3. Dear Dassana,
    Namaste.
    I absolutely love this wonderful recipe. Thank you so very much for sharing it with the world. I have cooked two recipes (mushrooms biryani and Tawa pulao) for these two days both recipes are delicious!! I will keep cooking using your website cuisines recipes. I use as a side my home made whole milk cottage cheese (curd). It tastes so good along with your recipes.
    God bless you.5 stars

    1. namaste maria, firstly thanks for this lovely comment. sure and do let me know how the recipe turn out for you, whenever you get time. a side of cottage cheese goes well with most rice-based dishes. thanks for the rating too and your kind wishes.

  4. Hi Dassana,
    Thanks for all the wonderful & simple recipes that you’ve put in the blog. Your blog has become one stop destination for me for all cooking questions & recipes. I started making biryani, sweets etc by following your blog and the feeling of feeding the family with home made recipes is wonderful. Thanks for making it happen.

    1. thanks for this lovely comment nagamani. felt good reading it. i agree it does feel good to feed the family with home cooked food.
      most welcome and happy cooking.

  5. Hi Dassana,
    I made this mushroom biryani and it turned out amazing. Thanks for this wonderful recipe and very clear step by step instructions.
    -Meera5 stars

  6. i just followed the recipe, Mushroom Briyani came really very good and tasty. Thanks for the recipe!!!5 stars

    1. thanks mano for the review and feedback on chettinad mushroom biryani recipe. happy cooking.

  7. Hi Dassana,

    Just wanted to say that I’ve learnt most of the things I know about cooking from this website. I’ve been cooking something from here nearly twice a week for three years now. You’ve never failed me! Many thanks for being awesome. <3

  8. Hi! I wanted to say that I looovvee pretty much all the recipes of yours that I have tried and your blog is my go to blog for everything from comfort quick dinner ideas to festive delicacies! I loved your Chettinad Biryani recipe. Just made it for a potluck party with my German friends. It came out amazing! I have a question though, what is the logic of marinating uncooked rice with ghee? Does it really have any affect? Thanks!5 stars

  9. Nice and easy recipe
    I have a question though. If I don’t want to add mushrooms, what can I substitute them with?

  10. I got addicted to your website…… What more can I say, the first point of reference to me and also as a recommendation to my friends /family…
    I have tried many of your recipes and all have turned out to be good ones…
    The best thing I like about your website is STEPWISE PICS … They are very helpful
    Keep exploring 🙂5 stars

  11. I made this today and it was absolutely delicious. The coconut milk makes the biriyani rich and I feel it is one of the main ingredients to complete this dish. Thank​you for sharing such a wonderful recipe.5 stars

  12. hi dassanna, I’m glad to try out your recipes which outcomes vast varieties and delicious food and serve to my family, accordingly all my family members are turned out to be your Fan’s. Thanks for all your efforts.

  13. I followed u …..Mushroom chettinad was too good actually I can say..no need of nonveg……and also I cooked kadhai mushroom…..n neer dosa…..most of d time I follow u…….and all d recepies r come out superb…..thank u Dasana……..best wishes for u always……5 stars

  14. I just made this recipe replacing mushrooms with veggies… and it came out fabulously. thank you dassana 🙂

  15. Looking forward to cooking tomorrow! Thanks to you, I now have my meals planned at least a day in advance. I shall let you know how it goes. 🙂

    Also, just felt like letting you know that I’m going to make your masala chai right now!

          1. About a month ago (that’s when I found your blog), I’d never thought I’d be able to make a dish like this. My family and I loved the biryani. The flavour was amazing. Thank you so much!

          2. About a month ago (that’s when I found your blog), I’d never have thought I’d be able to make a dish like this! My family and I loved the biryani. There flavours were amazing. Thank you so much!

  16. Thank you for your recipes. I’ve used many of them for making delicious food. This particular recipe is one of the many brilliant ones. The instructions are clear as can be and every point categorised to make cooking a pleasure. Thank you for this excellent recipe collection and for spending efforts to put it together. Is there a way to make donations to this website? For all your hardwork i think people will be willing to donate much like we do to Wikipedia.

    1. Welcome SRINIVAS. Thanks a lot for sharing this awesome feedback as well as for this sweet gesture. Right now, the website is self sufficient because of Ads. So ethically its not right for us to accept donation. On our behalf you can donate to someone who is needy. We often get such request but we always suggest the same. Readers love, support and encouragement is more than enough and we are grateful to our readers for their blessings and support. Thanks once again to you and readers like you.

  17. Hii!! I liked the recipe very much. one thing I want to ask is can I add mixed veggies along with mushrooms….?

  18. Thank you very much Dassana , your recepies are superb. I have tried quite a few and every time they turned out to be good . Family loves them ,lifesavers when guests come over .4 stars

  19. Thank you very much Dassana for the detailed steps and pics. I tried out this recipe. My daughter and mother loved it. I have also tried out your veg fried rice, gobi manchurian, mushroom manchurian, malai kofta, gobi masala and paneer lababdar recipes. They were all received well. So now I look for all veg recipes in your site only!5 stars

      1. yes you can. but for paneer, you will have to pan fry it first and then add once the biryani is cooked. mix the paneer with the biryani lightly. you can also use mixed veggies (carrots, beans, peas, cauliflower, broccoli and potatoes) or aubergines instead of mushrooms.

  20. Is stone flower the same thing as Black stone flower? Is this something i find fresh or dried at Indian market? Also you have listed both mint and cilantro but end instructions call for one or the other? Do you use both? When using store bought yogurt do I want a thick style greek yogurt? If I source yogurt at an Indian store what am i asking for, is there a specific name/type

    1. yes it black stone flower. these are dried. they are not sold fresh. for garnish, you can use either mint or cilantro. for the green ground paste, both are added. you can use greek yogurt instead of fresh curd that is added in the recipe. at the indian stores, just tell them curd or ‘dahi’ and they will be able to help you.

      1. odd, i asked at my indian market and they had no idea what stone flower was… pretty good size market to, did not see in spice isle. thanks for the response!

        1. they may not know 🙂 as stone flower is basically used in the western and south indian states of india, typically in maharashtra and tamil nadu. in fact even some folks living in the northern parts of india, won’t know about stone flower. i think you can try amazon or some indian spice store online. they may have it.

  21. One of the best Biryani’s i have had in my life 🙂 Thank you Dassana

    Just one friendly note that you increase the preparation time. I took atleast 30 mins more than what is on the website.5 stars

  22. I tried this recipe today. It turned out to be amazing. One of the best dishes I have ever tried making. Thank you dassana. Your blog is such a saviour. I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful recipes. Lots of love and good wishes to you! 🙂

  23. Hi Dassna I have to say that your recipes are a hit with all of my family members. I introduced it to my parents and sister some time back and it has become all of ours go to reference for recipes. Paneer, chole and what not with a distinctly different taste everytime!! Thanks for this lovely website.

    Also can the coconut milk be substituted with something else? I know it will alter the taste completely but coconut milk is not handy at our home.

    1. thanks a lot. also thanks for sharing the website with your parents and sister. you can skip coconut milk. while researching i do came across recipes that do not use coconut milk. only water is added. what i felt was coconut milk subdues the fieriness of the dish to some extent. it kind of balances the spiciness. with coconut milk the taste is different, then when made with water. since you do not get coconut milk, just skip it. you can add overall 1.5 to 2 cups of water depending on the rice you will be using.

    1. riya, you can add mix chopped vegetables that we add in pulao or biryani. about 1.5 cup chopped veggies will be fine. you can also make with only brinjal/baingan.

      1. Very scientific in your instruction Dassana. Better than TV chefs and Utube presenters. I do not have clue what a stone flower is nor marathi moggu. What is its Tamil name .

        You will make very good instructor. Best of luck for sharing you hard earned knowledge.5 stars