Tehari Recipe also called tahari or tahiri by some is a pulao kind of dish that used to be made on many lazy Sunday afternoons in my home. A one-pot meal, it is easy to cook and tasty too. And you know the most coveted part was the slightly burnt portion of tahari from the bottom that we siblings would fight over.
Here’s my simple veg tahari recipe. Though this one has potatoes and peas, you can easily add other vegetables of your choice as well. Most people prepare it with potatoes, peas and cauliflower. Sometimes I add soya chunks to it as well. This is a tehari recipe made in pressure cooker:
Tehari UP style
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati rice soaked for half an hour in plain water
- 2 tbsp. oil or ghee
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 3-4 cloves
- 10-12 black peppercorns
- 2 black cardamom
- 2 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
- 4-5 green chillies split
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 cup diced vegetables (potato cubes, cauliflower florets and peas)
- 1 tsp. garam masala
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- ½ tsp. turmeric powder
- ½ tsp. red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- Chopped coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil/ghee in a pressure cooker.
- Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, pepper and cardamom and cook for a minute.
- Add the chopped onions and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste and slit green chillies and fry for a few minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook till slightly mushy.
- Now add in the chopped veggies and fry in the masala for a couple of minutes.
- Add the rice along with water, salt and the spice powders.
- Cook for 2-3 whistles till rice is well-ccoked and not mushy and the veggies are cooked.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with raita and papad.
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Recipe:
I normally use a pressure cooker to make my Tehari. It is faster and easier that way. You may, of course, use a thick-bottomed pan for the same. Heat the oil in the pressure cooker. Put in all the whole spices with cumin and fry for a minute. Add the chopped onions and fry for a couple of minutes till they are transparent. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for another couple of minutes. Add in the slit green chillies and fry for one more minute. Add tomatoes and fry till mushy. Now tip in the cut veggies and fry lightly. You can add a little water if everything becomes too dry.
Now add in the rice. Put in all the dry masalas along with salt. Add 2-3 cups of water and close the lid of the pressure cooker. It takes about 2-3 whistles to cook everything and for the slight burning at the bottom. Don’t keep it too long on the fire or you may end up with horribly burnt mess. Open the cooker and gently fluff up the rice. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
We normally serve veg tahari at home with a hot green chutney and some cool veg raita. A perfect Sunday afternoon lunch. This can be counted among Lucknow famous food.
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janakinagaraj says
I make something similar...this one is tomorrow's lunch for sure 🙂
Rachna says
Let me know how it turns out :-).
janakinagaraj says
I make something similar...this one is tomorrow's lunch for sure 🙂
Rachna says
Let me know how it turns out :-).
sharmila says
My maasi used to cook amazing Tahiri .It has been ages since I ate authentic tahiri UP style.Must try your reciepe...
Rachna says
My mom used to cook it so well. It was after ages that I made it. G and the kids loved it. Simple bachpan ki yaadein! I hope you enjoy it. So good to see you here!
sharmila says
My maasi used to cook amazing Tahiri .It has been ages since I ate authentic tahiri UP style.Must try your reciepe...
Rachna says
My mom used to cook it so well. It was after ages that I made it. G and the kids loved it. Simple bachpan ki yaadein! I hope you enjoy it. So good to see you here!
Mystic says
I've always loved eating tehari UP style when a relative married to a UPite made it. Wonderful meal. Thanks for the recipe.
Rachna says
I hope you enjoy making it. Thanks for reading!
Mystic says
I've always loved eating tehari UP style when a relative married to a UPite made it. Wonderful meal. Thanks for the recipe.
Rachna says
I hope you enjoy making it. Thanks for reading!
themoonstone says
Will definitely try this !
Rachna says
I hope you like it.
themoonstone says
Will definitely try this !
Rachna says
I hope you like it.
Sweety says
Well, i dint knew Tehri is a UP dish. Have been eating it since ages and belong to UP 😉
Rachna says
Thanks, Sweety :).
Sweety says
Well, i dint knew Tehri is a UP dish. Have been eating it since ages and belong to UP 😉
Rachna says
Thanks, Sweety :).
nabanita21 says
Tried this on Friday..It turned out quite good 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe Rachna
Rachna says
Wow, so happy that you enjoyed it, Naba.
nabanita21 says
Tried this on Friday..It turned out quite good 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe Rachna
Rachna says
Wow, so happy that you enjoyed it, Naba.
nikhil nayan says
I am bachelor.. live by myself and there are days when my maid doesn't turn up. This was my first meal that I prepared by myself and amazingly it turned out to be amazing.
Thank you for the dish. Finally I can cook and won't die of hu get :p
Rachna says
Wow! I am so glad to know that, Nikhil.
nikhil nayan says
I am bachelor.. live by myself and there are days when my maid doesn't turn up. This was my first meal that I prepared by myself and amazingly it turned out to be amazing.
Thank you for the dish. Finally I can cook and won't die of hu get :p
Rachna says
Wow! I am so glad to know that, Nikhil.
pooja says
thanks for the simple recipe through which i cook for first time for my hubby.
Rachna says
Thanks, Pooja. Hope you liked it.
pooja says
thanks for the simple recipe through which i cook for first time for my hubby.
Rachna says
Thanks, Pooja. Hope you liked it.
Aayaan says
Rachna,Thank u for sharing such a healthy n delicious dish especially wen u r bored from paneer,chicken gravy dishes. Yes even v men can prepare with less efforts 🙂
Rachna says
I am glad you liked this recipe, Aayaan. Of course, men can cook well. I see my husband excelling at cooking at home. 🙂 Welcome to my blog.
Aayaan says
Rachna,Thank u for sharing such a healthy n delicious dish especially wen u r bored from paneer,chicken gravy dishes. Yes even v men can prepare with less efforts 🙂
Rachna says
I am glad you liked this recipe, Aayaan. Of course, men can cook well. I see my husband excelling at cooking at home. 🙂 Welcome to my blog.
Shamita Singh says
Thnks fr the recipe
Rachna says
You're welcome!
Shamita Singh says
Thnks fr the recipe
Rachna says
You're welcome!
Anam says
I'm just 16 my nana died and my mom was quite upset so I decided to do the cooking although the only thing i can make is maggi but then i saw this recipe and tried it the very next day. Everyone was quite impressed thanks a lot! 🙂
Rachna says
Wow! I am impressed too, Anam.
Anam says
I'm just 16 my nana died and my mom was quite upset so I decided to do the cooking although the only thing i can make is maggi but then i saw this recipe and tried it the very next day. Everyone was quite impressed thanks a lot! 🙂
Rachna says
Wow! I am impressed too, Anam.
Shaivi says
This is my comfort food!
Shaivi says
This is my comfort food!