Tehri

                                                Tehri   

Tehri is a special rice dish of U.P. When you are in hurry and still want to eat something very tasty, you go for Tehri. It is a one pot meal which is usually enjoyed with raita,pickle and rustic garden salad. It can be a quick meal for a tired week night or a light lunch for weekends. Tehri is made in various ways, I myself make two or three kinds of tehri. This one takes minimum effort and maximum result, so let's start.

                Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice-2 cups
2. Water-2 cups
3. Potato-1
4. Nutri nuggets- 1/2 cup
5. Green peas-1/2-1/3 cup
6. Vegetable oil-About 5 tbsp.
7. Onion-2 large or 3 medium
8. Bay leaf-1
9. Black cardamom-2
10. Green cardamom-4-5
11. Black pepper-7-8
12. Cloves-2
13. Mace-less than 1/4 blade
14. Cinnamon-1/2" stick
15. Red chilli powder-2 tsp. or according to taste
16. Turmeric powder-1 tsp.  
17. Coriander powder-1 heaped tsp.     

 

              Method:

• Soak rice in water for half an hour after rinsing.
• Soak nutri nuggets too.
• Thickly cut potato.
• Finely chop onions.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil and when heated,add bay leaf,all the whole spices except green cardamom and black pepper.
• Immediately add onion and sate till the onion turn light pink.
• Now add black peppers and green cardamoms.
• Add about 3-4tsp. of water and then coriander,chilli and turmeric powder.
• Also add salt.
• Now add peas,potato and nutri nuggets.
• Cover and cook about 3 minutes on medium flame.
• Add rice and stir.
• Now add water and cover the lid and cook till one whistle.
• Voila...your tehri is ready,enjoy with your favorite condiments.
• Stir for a minute, now add green peas.
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