Aloo ki Tehri is a spicy and tasty potato and rice dish that tastes just amazing with some raita and salad.
What is Tehri?
Tehri or Tahri is the most popular rice-based dish of Awadhi cuisine and is made all over the country. Even the minimal spices add such nice flavor and taste to the dish that you don’t need to add any other thing.
We love this aloo ki Tehri with some masala buttermilk and salad and viola a very super quick lunch or dinner is served without any fuss.
Basic Ingredients for Tehri:
The basic ingredients to make there are listed below.
- Firstly, Rice-Use basmati rice to make the tehri.
- Aloo/Potato-I prefer using salad potatoes as they hold the shape even after cooking.
- Whole spices-For those delicious flavors.
- Tomato-To adds tanginess in the rice.
- Onions-For subtle sweetness.
How to make Aloo ki Tehri?
Aloo ki tehri is very easy to make, the process starts with sauteing onions and spices in oil followed by adding tomatoes and potato. Once all the ingredients combined and tomatoes are tender.
Finally, add the soaked and drained rice, enough water and adjust the seasoning. Cook until rice are done, if using pressure cooker cook for one whistle, if using a pan with absorption method, then cook until rice is tender.
Serving Suggestions:
Serve the there with raita, Papad, chutney, and pickle.
Looking for more such rice recipes to get some ideas for your lunch or dinner? Do not miss my Masala Matar Rice, Tamarind Rice, Flax Seed Rice Lahsuni Palak Rice, and the best one’s Curried Jasmine Rice.
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Aloo ki Tehri
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 3 potatoes, cut in cubes
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2-3 green chilli, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 3-4 cloves
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Wash and soak basmati rice in enough water and set aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan or wok and add bay leaves, cloves, and cumin seeds. Let the cumin splatter.
- Now add the ginger, garlic and onion slices. Saute until onions are golden in color.
- Add in tomatoes, potatoes, green chili, turmeric, salt, coriander, red chili and garam masala.
- Cook until tomatoes are soft and all the spices mixed well with potatoes.
- Now add rice and water and cook covered for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve warm.
Notes
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I had not heard that name before but this rice is a perfect for a weekday meal. Easy to make.
This is a super delicious one pot dish Sapana. I make it this way for my kids lunch box, but mostly with pureed ingredients as they don’t like all those extras for them to pick out..very nice one!
Love the colour of the tehri and it looks very welcoming. I’ve yet to make tehri.
Wonderful and aromatic tehri. The name sounds exotic and unique.
How prefect those rice grains looks, this aloo ki tehri rocks Sapana, inviting one pot meal dear.
Before checking this recipe I went through your other rice recipes. All are must try Sapana. Lovely collection. I am going to try this and my most favourite flax seeds rice.
Such a yummy delicious one pot meal.
Such a yummy delicious one pot meal. Love it
The Tehri sounds somewhat like a vegetable pulao ..wholesome comfort meal . beautiful color too !
Lovely.. There is my favorite I add cauliflower and lots of green peas. Yours look yumm
This is my kinda dish!! I love one-pot creations..beautiful clicks dear! Love it 🙂
Potatoes and rice together- what’s not to love about it! Beautiful presentation and clicks, Sapna! Tehri is always a hit with kids and adults alike at our place.
Aloo tehri looks so good Sapana. And the recipe sounds easier too. My daughter would love this..
Ah you reminded me of something, we make this similar using mangodi (Mung wadi) and it is sure delicious. Your’s looks so so inviting and delicious.
A wonderful one pot dish Sapana. Love these kind of dishes.
Full of aroma this dish is having !!! aloo in tehri sounds so yumm dear 🙂
Really tehri is such a comforting food. Specially in winters with peas and potato. yumm. This platter looks delicious.
One of my favourite rice dish, mummy ki yaad aa gai. Looks so colourful and delicious.
How inviting does this Tehri look! A perfect one-pot meal, so yummy!
I had made this some months back as part of thali theme and you are right a wonderful flavorful rice dish – you are reminding me of it – think its time I made it again 🙂
Wow.. looks so vibrant.. love this dish totally.