Vegetable Tehri is an fragrant North Indian rice dish made with Basmati rice, greens and spice powders. Often described as Awadhi model of Pulao, however with a homely, delicate spices and flavours. The yellow hue from turmeric provides the distinctive color with mixture of ghee, entire spices and powders it seems good.

Tehri or Tahari is usually ready in households when folks need to maintain it easy and lightweight. Especially throughout winter, it’s a soul warming dish.
Check out my different Pulao recipes and this Boondi raita recipe on this web site.
Jump to:
What is Tehri?
Tehri (additionally spelled as Tahari/ Tahri), originates from Awadhi delicacies, a cooking fashion from Lucknow and areas of Uttar Pradesh. It is meant to be a homely model of rice that’s neither too delicate like a pulao nor difficult like a Biryani. This Tehri is a humble model of rice ready with winter greens like cauliflower, peas, carrots and potatoes.
It will not be as heavy as Biryani, not as plain as pulao. Tehri sits superbly in between, bursting with yellow color and sufficient spices.
I got here to find out about Tehri publish covid as Awadhi pulao, however thought it’s similar as stress cooker Biryani we make shortly households. But needed to present it a attempt to that is completely different in style and as I all the time need small variations in such selection rice I make.
Tehri Ingredients
Here are the substances used to make Veg Tehri.


- Basmati rice – Use good high quality, aged rice for finest outcomes. I used India gate Classic (not sponsored)
- Onion – Adds flavour, style
- Tomato – Balances style with a gentle tang
- Green chillies – For spice and flavour
- Lemon juice – Helps with separate grains in addition to balancing the spices
- Coriander leaves – For garnish, which provides an important flavour.
- Salt
- Potato
- Cauliflower florets
- Beans
- Carrot
- Peas
- Oil or Ghee
- Cardamom
- Cloves
- Cinnamon
- Shahi jeera
Please see recipe card belwo for portions.
Step by step photos
Let’s see easy methods to make vegetable Tehri.


- Wash and soak 1 cup Basmati rice in 1 & ¾ cups of sizzling water for 20 to half-hour. Keep cauliflower immersed in Hot water plus salt till use.


- Heat a stress cooker with 2 tablespoons of Oil or Ghee. Add tempering gadgets – 1 inch Cinnamon, 2 Cardamom, 2 Cloves and ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds or Shahi jeera.


- Then add a sliced Onion.


- Saute till it will get delicate, golden right here and there.


- After that, add 1 teaspoon of ginger Garlic paste and a couple of slit inexperienced chillies. Cook for 30 seconds


- Add 1 cubed Tomato.


- Then add all of the chopped greens. Mix till oil coats all greens


- Cook for 4 minutes coated in low flame. Mix inbetween.


- Then add all of the spice powders – ¼ teaspoon Turmeric, ½ teaspoon every purple chilli powder and coriander powder.


- Give it a fast combine to coat.


- After that, add the soaked rice together with water.


- Then add required salt and ½ teaspoon Lemon juice.


- Mix properly in excessive flame.


- Boil in excessive flame till the rice is half accomplished. You will be capable to see the rice on high.


- Then degree it and put the flame to low.


- Cook in lowest flame doable for 12-14 minutes.


- Once accomplished, fluff gently from the edges. That is, flip the rice like flipping. Do not combine to interrupt.


- Finally, add chopped coriander leaves to the Tehri for garnishing.
Serve sizzling with a Simple raita with roasted cumin powder and purple chilli powder sprinkled or with Boondi Raita.


Substitutions & Variations
- Use solely Potatoes and Peas for a conventional Awadhi fashion tehri rice.
- Though Ghee is utilized in most households, you can also make it with oil too. For flavour add a teaspoon of ghee on the finish.
- Instead of creating Tehri recipe in cooker, you can also make it in a pan with lid too. Make certain it has a reasonably becoming lid.
- Long grain rice is utilized in North India, however you should use quick grain rice too, simply ensure that it’s aged and never sticky when cooked.
- You could make it with out onion too.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of fennel seeds powder for a flavour twist.
Storage
Stays good for 8 hours in room temperature and 48 hours in fridge. Sprinkle water whereas reheating to retain moisture and stay delicate.
Top Tip
Soaking rice in sizzling water helps with lengthy grains.
Add salt in such a manner that in case you style the water after including salt, it needs to be barely saltier, then after cooking, rice can be balanced excellent.
Once the rice is finished, maintain the stirring minimal for lengthy grain of rice.
My notes
- You can stress cook dinner in medium flame for 2 whistles as an alternative of placing the flame to lowest like me.
- I used crushed ginger garlic, so it appears extra. Using recent ginger garlic provides finest flavour.
- Please adapt the cooking methodology as per your comfort, whether or not whistle methodology or cooking in low flame. My range permits me to get the flame lowest, so by no means get burnt in backside.
- Even the vessel materials issues to keep away from burnt backside.
- Patience is vital, cook dinner in low warmth.
FAQ
Tehri is UP fashion yellow rice ready with greens and spice powders. Pulao is milder than Tehri. Biryani is extra spicier and cooked in layers.


Recipe card
Vegetable Tehri Recipe | Veg Tahri
Vegetable Tehri is an fragrant North Indian rice dish made with Basmati rice, greens and spice powders. Often described as Awadhi model of Pulao, however with a homely, delicate spices and flavours.
Equipments (Amazon Affiliate hyperlinks)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 1 Onion sliced
- 1 Tomato cubed
- 2 Green chillies slit
- ½ teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
- Coriander leaves
- Salt
Vegetables for Tehri
- 1 Potato
- 10 items Cauliflower florets
- 8 Beans
- 1 carrot
- ¼ cup Peas
To mood
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 Cardamom
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Piece Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Shahi Jeera or Cumin seeds
Prevent your display screen from going darkish
Instructions
-
Wash and soak 1 cup Basmati rice in 1 & ¾ cups of sizzling water for 20 to half-hour. Keep cauliflower immersed in Hot water plus salt till use.
-
Heat a stress cooker with 2 tablespoons of Oil or Ghee. Add tempering gadgets – 1 inch Cinnamon, 2 Cardamom, 2 Cloves and ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds or Shahi jeera.
-
Then add a sliced Onion.
-
Saute till it will get delicate, golden right here and there.
-
After that, add 1 teaspoon of ginger Garlic paste and a couple of slit inexperienced chillies. Cook for 30 seconds
-
Add 1 cubed Tomato.
-
Then add all of the chopped greens. Mix till oil coats all greens
-
Cook for 4 minutes coated in low flame. Mix inbetween.
-
Then add all of the spice powders – ¼ teaspoon Turmeric, ½ teaspoon every purple chilli powder and coriander powder.
-
Give it a fast combine to coat.
-
After that, add the soaked rice together with water.
-
Then add required salt and ½ teaspoon Lemon juice.
-
Mix properly in excessive flame.
-
Boil in excessive flame till the rice is half accomplished. You will be capable to see the rice on high.
-
Then degree it and put the flame to low.
-
Cook in lowest flame doable for 12-14 minutes.
-
Once accomplished, fluff gently from the edges. That is, flip the rice like flipping. Do not combine to interrupt.
-
Finally, add chopped coriander leaves to the Tehri for garnishing.
Video
Notes
- Soaking rice in sizzling water helps with lengthy grains.
- Add salt in such a manner that in case you style the water after including salt, it needs to be barely saltier, then after cooking, rice can be balanced excellent.
- Once the rice is finished, maintain the stirring minimal for lengthy grain of rice.
