Tahari / Rice Pulav

Yummy ! That's the only word comes in my mind while talking about Tahari.This is my all time favorite recipe. In my family we just love it. Tahari is a very common North Indian food. It is very healthy and easy to make. You can serve it with curd/ Raita / Mint chutney/Pickles

Serves: 2 to 3 persons

Ingredients:

1¼ cup Basmati Rice
1 medium sized onion sliced
1 large tomato chopped
1 medium sized potato peeled and cut in cubes
1/4 cup green peas
½ tsp. cumin seeds (jeera)

1½ tsp. garlic (lehsan) paste

½ tsp. ginger (adrak) paste
½ tsp. turmeric (haldi) powder
4-5 whole black pepper (kali mirch)
2 cloves (laung)

1 black cardamom (badi ilaichi)

1 stick of cinnamon stick (dalchini)

1 bay leaf

2-3 green chilies

2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
3-4 tbs. oil/ghee

1 bunch Coriander leaves

 

Direction:

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seed, bay leaf, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, black pepper, and green chili.
• Add sliced onion and cook on medium flame for about 2 mins until it turns pink. Add ginger garlic paste.
• Now add chopped tomato and leave it until tomato has softened.
• Add coriander powder, garam masala and turmeric powder and mix them. Keep stirring until oil leaves the bottom of pressure cooker.
• Add potato cubes, green peas and rice with approximately 1½ cups of water. Add salt and cover it.
• Cook it on high heat for about 15 mins. After 1 whistle remove it from heat.
• Let it cool down a little and garnish it with coriander leaves .Ready to serve with Mint Chutney/Raita/ Pickle (Achaar).

Note: If you want you can add nutrilla, beans, carrot and other vegetables. Different type of rice take different time to cook, check your rice and cook accordingly.