Butternut biryani with cucumber raita - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 20g dried porcini mushrooms, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 2 onions, sliced (160g)
• 2 garlic cloves, shredded
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
• 85g brown basmati rice
• 160g diced butternut squash (prepared weight)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp vegetable bouillon
• 10cm length cucumber, grated, core removed
• 125g bio yogurt
• 2 tbsp chopped mint, plus a few leaves
• one third of a pack fresh coriander, chopped
• 25g toasted flaked almonds