Ingredients:
- • 2 Tbsp Mustard Oil
- • 2 Potatoes
- • 2 Bay Leaves
- • 1 Cinnamon Stick
- • 4 Black Peppercorns
- • 4 Cloves
- • 2 Black Cardamoms
- • 5 Green Cardamoms
- • 1 Onion, chopped
- • 1 tsp Ginger, chopped
- • 1 tsp Garlic , chopped
- • 2 Green Chillis, chopped
- • 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- • 1/4 tsp Hing Water
- • 1/2 tsp Salt
- • 1 Carrot, chopped
- • 1 cup Cauliflower, chopped
- • 2 tsp Beans , chopped
- • 2 tsp Peas
- • 2 tbsp Curd
- • 2 tsp Coriander Leaves
- • 1 cup Rice
- • 2 cups Vegetable Stock
Method:
Tehari is a one-pot, fragrant and spiced Vegetable Rice dish from the cuisine of Uttar Pradesh. Since a Tehri recipe is primarily vegetarian, one of the most integral vegetables that is used in this dish is a potato. There may or may not be other veggies, but a Tahri recipe must have potatoes. Try this flavorful rice dish at your home too.
How to Make Allahabadi Tehri
1-In a heavy bottomed pan heat mustard oil to fry potatoes till golden brown.
2-Now take oil in a pressure cooker and add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, cloves along with black and green cardamoms.
3- Saute for 2-3 minutes on a low flame and then add chopped onion to it and cook for a while.
4- Add ginger, garlic and green chillies and stir for about 2-3 minutes for the flavour to come out.
5- Now add the spices such as cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder, followed by hing water and salt. Mix well.
6- Add vegetables like carrot, cauliflower, beans, peas and fried potatoes. Mix all the ingredients well and let all the spices cook for 4-5 minutes along with the vegetables.
7- Add curd, coriander leaves and rice. Stir lightly so as to mix the rice with all the ingredients thoroughly.
8- At last add the vegetable stock and stir thoroughly.
9- Now pressure cook this Tehri for 1 whistle.
10- Switch off the gas and pour out the rice tehri in a serving bowl and serve hot, garnished with fresh coriander leaves.