Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Tahari Recipe | Veg Tehri Rice - One Pot Meal is a vegetarian awadhi rice made with ghee, cumin, and bay leaf in about 55 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: awadhi
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 black cardamom
- 4 pods green cardamom
- 5 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 tbsp kasuri methi (crushed)
- pinch hing
- ½ onion (sliced)
- 5 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 potato (cubed)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 5 beans (chopped)
- 3 tbsp peas
- 10 cauliflower (florets)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ¾ tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
- 2 tbsp mint (chopped)
- 2 chilli (slit)
- 3 cup water
- 1½ cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Method
- Firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee and saute spices till they turn aromatic.
- Add ½ onion, 5 cloves garlic and saute well.
- Also add 1 potato, 1 carrot, 5 beans, 3 tbsp peas, 10 florets cauliflower.
- Stir fry till the vegetables turn crunchy.
- Keep the flame low; add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala, and ¾ tbsp salt.
- Further add 2 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp mint, 2 chilli and saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- Add in 3 cup water and mix well.
- Add 1½ cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes) and mix gently.
- Add 2 tsp lemon juice and bring the water to a boil.
- Once the water comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Fluff the rice gently making sure the rice is cooked well.
- Finally, enjoy Tehri Pulao Recipe with raita.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
