Wash and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes.
In a thick bottomed pot, add oil and ghee.
When it is hot, add all the whole spices and saute for a few seconds
Add onions and cook until soft.
When the onions turn soft, add ginger garlic paste and cook until raw smell leaves
add chopped tomatoes and green chillies and cook further until tomaotes are mushy.
to this add sliced mushrooms and mix well.
further add turmeric powder, chilli powder , coriander powder and cook until the mushrooms are soft and shrinks.
WHile it shrinks, add chopped coriander and mint leaves along with curd.
Mix everything together and cook further more. Oil has to leave out the masala
When the mushroom masala is done, add the drained rice and fry for a minute
Add water and boil till the water level goes below the rice.
Lastly add garam masala and mxi gently.
For dum cooking, place a iron tawa and the biryani pot on top of it.
close it with a place and place a pot of hot water on top .
cook in lowest flame for 20 minutes
Switch off, open and mix gently with fork adding a little ghee.
close again and let it sit for 15 minutes before serving.