Allahabad ki Tehri
Allahabad ki Tehri is a one-pot meal with rice and vegetables. This Tehri is from the city of Allahabad which is located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups basmati rice
Whole Spices
- 2 -4 tbsp ghee
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1- star anise
- 3-4 cloves
- 1 small stick cinnamon
- Few peppercorns
- 1 big cardamom
- 2 small cardamom
Vegetables
- 1 potato cubed
- 1/2 cup cauliflower flowerets
- 1/4 cup beans
- 1/4 cup carrots cubed
- 1 potato peeled and cubed
Herbs & Spices
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 green chillies chopped fine
- 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- Salt to taste
Dairy
- 1/2 cup yoghurt
Instructions
- In a large pot add ghee.
- Let it heat, add all ingredients under whole spices.
- Sauté till the seeds crackle and you get an aroma.
- Add ginger-garlic paste.
- Add green chillies.
- Sauté till the raw smell goes away.
- Add the vegetables, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt. Sauté for a minute or two.
- Add the washed, soaked drained rice.
- Cook for a few minutes and then add the yoghurt.
- Mix again, now add 3 cups water.
- Cook on full flame and then simmer once the water is absorbed. We are following the Absorption method of cooking.
- Drizzle some ghee before serving.
