Start by mixing the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Taste and adjust the seasoning in the sauce. Set this aside till needed.

Now cook the rice. Wash the rice multiple times to remove the starch from it. You can soak the rice for 10 minutes if required. Now take the rice in a sauce pan, cover with water and cook on high until it comes to a full boil. Now lower the heat and cook on low simmer covered for 10 minutes. Once the rice is cooked, open the lid and fluff up the rice. Set aside covered so it stays warm.

Now lets cook the vegetables. First blanch spinach in boiling water for 1 minute. Now squeeze and extract as much water as possible. Chop the spinach into small pieces. Now take the spinach in a bowl. Add in toasted sesame oil, salt, pepper and garlic. Mix well. Set aside.

Now cook the vegetables one by one. Start with the lighter colour vegetables and then cook the darker colour veg. Heat oil in a pan, add in onions and season with salt and pepper. Saute on high for 2 minutes. Remove to a bowl.In the same pan, add 1 tsp oil and saute cucumber with salt and pepper for couple of minutes. Remove to a bowl. Same way cook bell peppers and carrots. Set aside once cooked.

Now lets cook the mushrooms. Heat oil in a pan. Add in mushrooms and cook on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add in salt, pepper and soy sauce. Toss on high heat for a minute. Now remove and set aside.

Assemble bibimbap. Heat a stoneware pot. Add a tsp of oil in the base. Spoon the cooked rice in the base of the pot. Top the rice with all the vegetables. Spoon some of the sauce. Place the pot on heat and cook on medium high for 5 minutes. Now mix well and enjoy.