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During religious holidays, when you need to fast, or when dieting, you want to pamper yourself with pilaf. In this case, the meat is often replaced with mushrooms. It turns out a quick and easy-to-prepare dish - lean pilaf with mushrooms.

If you add turmeric, vegetables and garlic to pilaf, you can make sure that this dish will take its rightful place even on the festive table. You can take a variety of mushrooms for lean pilaf: boletus, champignons, honey agarics, white, chanterelles, etc. Both fresh and frozen forest mushrooms are used. You can cook pilaf in any container: cast iron, enamel, or just in a deep frying pan.

An important rule: in order for the pilaf to be tasty and nutritious, it is advised to slightly "let the onion", trying not to overcook it. Rice should be washed 2-3 times, and the pilaf itself should be poured with boiling water 3 cm above the cereal level. These tips will help novice housewives cope with the preparation of lean pilaf.

We bring to your attention several recipes for lean pilaf with mushrooms.

Lean mushroom pilaf: a recipe

• 2 tbsp. long grain rice;
• 2 large carrots;
• 2 onions;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil (can be replaced with olive oil);
• 300 g of boiled mushrooms;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tsp turmeric;
• 1 tbsp. l. spices for pilaf;
• 3 tbsp. water;
• salt to taste.

To prepare the dish, cut the mushrooms into pieces, the onion into half rings, and the carrots into strips.

Heat oil in a frying pan and add chopped mushrooms and vegetables. Fry the put out mass for 10 minutes, stirring continuously, so as not to burn.

Pour the washed rice into the mushrooms, add garlic cut into slices, salt to taste and spices. Pour boiling water over, stir and close hermetically with a lid.

Simmer mushroom pilaf over low heat for 30-35 minutes without opening the dishes. Each housewife chooses a variety of rice at her discretion, so the cooking time may differ slightly.

Lean pilaf recipe with mushrooms champignons

The next version of lean pilaf with mushrooms and champignons is also cooked for 30-40 minutes. At the same time, pilaf is obtained with a rich mushroom aroma and an amazing taste.

For him we need:

• 400 g fresh champignons;
• 1.5 tbsp. rice;
• 2 medium onions;
• 2 carrots;
• 0.5 tbsp. l. chopped celery root;
• 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil for frying;
• 2 tsp salt;
• 2.5 tbsp. water;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 0.5 tsp black pepper;
• 0.5 tsp paprika;
• 0.5 tsp turmeric;
• 1 bunch of green onions;
• 1 bunch of parsley.

Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a "Korean" grater.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, transfer chopped vegetables, chopped mushrooms and celery root grated on a coarse grater. Fry over low heat for 7-10 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add well-washed rice to the bowl with vegetables and cover with water. Add salt, chopped garlic, spices, mix well, cover and put on low heat. Simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally gently so that the pilaf does not burn.

For the piquancy of pilaf, you can add a pinch of ground red pepper.

Serve hot, garnished with green onions and parsley.

Lean pilaf recipe with mushrooms and round rice

We offer another interesting recipe for lean pilaf with mushrooms with the photo below.

• 1.5 tbsp. round rice;
• 3 tbsp. water;
• 400 g of fresh mushrooms;
• 2 medium carrots;
• 3 onions;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 0.5 tsp each chili pepper and ground black;
• 3 allspice peas;
• 1 tsp. basil, coriander, oregano, sweet paprika;
• salt to taste.

Cut the onion into half rings, carrots into thin strips, finely chop the garlic.

Boil wild mushrooms in salted water in advance and discard in a colander, and then cut into large pieces.

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan, put onion into it and sauté for no more than 5 minutes. Add carrots and fry until tender.

Put mushrooms with vegetables and simmer with vegetable mixture for 15 minutes.

Put the washed rice in a saucepan with the mushrooms, add water and salt to taste. Add all seasonings and spices to the pilaf, mix well and leave to simmer under a closed lid for 25-30 minutes.

From time to time you need to open the lid and check the readiness of the rice.

Lean pilaf with mushrooms will go well with light vegetable salads. Such a dish also looks "rich" on the festive table and is great for daily meals.