4 rice for dummies and the Recipes

butter, divided, water, chicken base (or a boullion cube), cream of mushroom soup, sliced mushrooms, brown rice (not instant ) or 2 cups white rice (not instant), chicken parts (of any type, bone, skin, or not, frozen is assumed in cooking time), salt, pepper

basmati rice, cooked, ragu tomato sauce, yogurt, onion, chopped, cashews, cumin seed, biryani masala, ginger-garlic paste, chili powder, cumin coriander powder, frozen vegetables (corn,carrots,peas n beans), garam masala, onion , thinly sliced lenghtwise and fried till brown, fresh mint, fresh cilantro leaves, leftover green chutney, ghee