Aloo Matar ki Tehri/Tahri, is a one pot meal made with rice, potatoes and peas cooked in aromatic Indian whole spices with desi ghee/mustard oil.
It is a very simple wholesome meal for busy days that gets ready within 30 mins. It is Gluten-free and can be made Vegan (without ghee). Serve Aloo Matar ki Tahri with raita , pickle or chutney of your choice.
Tehri/Tahri flavourful rice dish hails from Uttar Pradesh(India) and is a popular weekend meal with raita, papad and pickle. It is popularly associated with Awadhi cuisine but as per me not only in the Awadh region(Lucknow and adjoining areas), it is one of the most popular comfort meals in also in other parts like Western Uttar Pradesh (from I come).
It is so popular in U.P that every region and every household has its own version of this dish. There is Aloo Matar ki Tehri, Vadi(Sun-dried Lentil Dumplings) aur Aloo Ki Tehri, Vadi and fresh Toor Dal beans(Lilva Beans/Fresh Split Pigeon Pea) or Sabziyon ki Tahri/Mixed Vegetable Rice. You can also find variations in the way of making. Many add dahi/yogurt while making it, while many skip adding ginger and garlic paste to it. It can be prepared in a pan with Dum method or you can make it in pressure cooker (Stove top or Instant Pot).
Tehri can be called a variation of Biryani and Pulao, somewhere in between the two.
Tehri and it's variations
Tehri is a regular dish that make quite often. I make it in its simplest form that I am presenting in this post.
No ginger and garlic, simple vegetables like peas and potatoes and add either Dal Vadis or Soya granules whatever is available with me . Adding spoonful of desi ghee and eating tehri with yogurt and pickle gives you the ultimate comfort food experience.
Fresh Peas add on to the taste of this dish but you can use frozen as a well. It takes just a few minutes to make it, only thing is you need to soak rice 15-20 minutes before making it. Also, many people add cauliflower to it, but I skip it as I don't like the cauliflower in pulao or tehri. You can add if you want.
What kind of Rice is used for making Tahri/Tehri
Long Grain Rice like Basmati Rice is the best to make it. We don't use any other rice variety so can't comment on what will be the next best rice to use.
Ingredients to make Aloo Matar ki Tehri/Tahri
Rice- I use long grain Basmati rice(best for tahri/pulao/biryani preparation). You can use medium grain rice also.
Vegetables- Potato and fresh seasonal peas (when making winters). You can use frozen peas also. You can add mixed vegetables like cauliflower, carrots, beans, corn etc.
Spices- Whole Spices - Bay leaf, Cinnamon, Cloves, Black Pepper, and Black Cardamom. Powdered Spices- Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Garam Masala and Coriander Powder. I have used Mustard oil here in the recipe. You can use any other plant oil with neutral flavour. Ghee is commonly used in traditional recipes.
I have added nutrella nuggets /soy nuggets which are commonly used in Indian cooking. You skip it or add add moong dal vadis/mangodi. Fry mangodi before add to Tahri.
How to make Aloo Matar ki Tehri
We can cook Tehri in Instant Pot as well as in Pressure cooker in stove-top. I have included bot the method with different recipe cards.
For rice to cook well and each grain apart, wash rice nicely 2-3 times. Then soak it in water for at least 20 mins.
Keep all your ingredients ready before starting to cook Tahri.
Check the detail recipe in Recipe Card.
Instant Pot Method for making Tehri/Tahri
Aloo Matar Ki Tehri(Instant Pot Method)
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Basmati Rice
- 1/2 Cup Soya Granules/Nutrela
- 1 Potato Medium
- 1/2 Cup Peas (Fresh/Frozen)
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 Onion(Medium)
- 1-2 Whole Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Cinnamon Stick(small)
- 4-5 Cloves
- 4-5 Black peppercorns
- 1-2 Black Cardamom
- 2 tbsp Oil/Desi Ghee/Mustard Oil
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1-2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2-1 tsp Red Chilli Powder optional
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice in enough water.
- Roughly chop Onions and tomatoes.
- In a pan heat water, once the water starts boiling add 1/4 tsp , add soya granules to it. Switch off the flame and let the granules soak in water for few minutes. Strain the granules and keep aside.
Making it in Instant Pot
- Switch on the saute mode of Instant pot on high for 10 minutes.
- Add oil/ghee, when it warms up(the screen shows hot), add cumin seeds and other whole spices.
- When the aroma from the spices starts coming, add onions and whole green chillies. You can also finely chop chillies.
- When the onions start turning translucent, add tomatoes and cook till it starts getting soft.
- Add garam masala powder, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Mix nicely.
- Add the potatoes. peas and soya granules and mix with onion tomato masala.
- Drain the water from the rice and mix with the veggie masala. Add salt and mix well.
- Cancel the saute mode add water just enough to soak rice.
- Cover the lid and set the pressure cook mode(high) with timer for 5 minutes.
- Once the timer goes off cancel the pressure cook mode, release the pressure, and open the lid. Fluff rice lightly, with fork.
- Serve hot with choice of raita/yogurt and spoonful of desi ghee on it.
Notes
Stove-Top Methodfor making Tehri/Tahri
Vegetable Tahri/Subz Tehri (Pressure Cooker Method)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- ½ cup Dal Vadi/Mangodi Moong Dal Vadis
- 1 Potato Medium
- ½ cup Peas fresh/frozen
- 1 Carrot cut in batons/small portions
- 6-7 Cauliflower florets
- ¼ cup Green Beans/French Beans or as required
- 2 Tomatoes roughly chopped
- 1 Onion(Medium) thinly sliced
- 5-6 Garlic Cloves
- Fresh ginger small piece
- 1-2 Whole Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Cinnamon Stick(small)
- 4-5 Cloves
- 4-5 Black peppercorns
- 1-2 Black Cardamom
- 2-3 tbsp Oil/Desi Ghee/Mustard Oil
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1-2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1-1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder optional
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for at least 20 mins. in enough water.1 cup Basmati Rice
- Roughly chop onions and tomatoes.
- Keep your vegetables ready. Cut peel and cut potato in cubes, cut beans and carrots in batons or small pieces. Wash peas and cauliflower florets.½ cup Dal Vadi/Mangodi, 1 Potato Medium, 1 Carrot, 6-7 Cauliflower florets, ¼ cup Green Beans/French Beans, ½ cup Peas
- Make coarse paste of ginger garlic and green chillies using a mortar pestle.5-6 Garlic Cloves, 1-2 Whole Green Chillies, Fresh ginger
- Heat about 1-2 tbsp ghee in a pressure cooker. Add moong dal vadi in it and fry till it is light brown and gives roasted aroma.2-3 tbsp Oil/Desi Ghee/Mustard Oil, ½ cup Dal Vadi/Mangodi
- Take out and keep aside.
- Add 1 tbsp more ghee, add cumin seeds and other whole spices.1 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera, 1 Bay Leaf, 1 Cinnamon Stick(small), 4-5 Black peppercorns, 1-2 Black Cardamom, 4-5 Cloves
- When the aroma from the spices starts coming add onions and then ginger garlic and chilli paste.1 Onion(Medium)
- When the onions start turning translucent and raw smell of garlic goes away, add tomatoes and cook till it starts getting soft.2 Tomatoes
- Add the vegetables and mix with onion tomato masala.
- Add garam masala powder,coriander masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix nicely.1 tsp Coriander Powder, 1-2 tsp Garam Masala, 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder, 1-1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder, Salt to taste
- Cook vegetables in masala for a 1-2 mins.
- Drain the water from the rice and mix with the veggie masala and mix well.
- Add water just enough to soak rice. About 1 cup and less 1/4 cup . Depending on your rice variety.
- Cook rice on medium flame till 2 whistles.
- Once done, wait for the pressure in cooker to settle down, then open the lid. Fluff the rice lightly.
- Serve hot with choice of raita/yogurt and spoonful of desi ghee on it.
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Notes
Stepwise pics..
I served it with Boondi Raita, Mix Veg Raita and Cilantro and Mint Chutney. Try it with Spinach and Pomogrante Raita.
Even Chaas/Indian Buttermilk or plain yogurt with Mango pickle goes very well with it.
I am linking this Aloo Matar Ki tehri to Mega Blogging Marathon, where group of bloggers will be blogging non-stop continuously for a month, with Sundays off. This is the first time I am participating in Mega Marathon, though I have been a part of Blogging Marathon since last few months.
This is my entry for the theme.. with A..Aloo Matar Ki Tehri
The theme, for Mega Blogging Marathon is “Biryani/Pulao/Khichdi Festival!! all of this April, by Srivalli from Spice Your Life. Click here to know more about Mega Blogging Marathon... ” We would be sharing 26 different recipes with only sunday’s off. There is one simple rule in this theme, is that the dish has to feature a grain. Hopefully I will manage and share 26 different recipes healthy recipes with Rice, and some healthy grains like Quinoa, Bajra and many more. Some cooked in Instant Pot and some in Pressure Cooker or both the versions.
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Veena Krishnakumar
Thank you for the instapot variation, I am going to try this. Looks so easy to make in instapot and am sure this aloo matar ki tehri is super delicious
Renu Agrawal Dongre
There looks yum and delicious. We use to have a lot of Teri when I was a kid. We made using mung vadi (mangodi), I wanted to make for this BM, but had no mangodi left ? and can't make it here as no sun. Feeling like having that bowl for myself.
Swati
Thanks Renu.. it tastes great even without mangodis though I too miss those here..
Pavani
Wow, can’t wait to try this delicious dish and looks so flavourful.Thank you for sharing!
kalyani
love tehri ! simple or with veggies + soya, its always a great dish to have at a party / sunday brunch , Swati 🙂
srividhya
I love Tehri. Most of the times, I just make it with potatoes alone. But this one with peas and soy is surely delicious and healthy too. Love that extra protein.
the #1 Itinerary
Great post ?
gayathriraani
The combination of aloo and matar can never go wrong. I didn't know about tehri before this BM, but loved it when I made. Nice to know about so many variations that can be made with a single recipe. Wonderful start to the month.
Preeti
Love to eat this tahri recipe with boondi raita.. totally amazing and tasty.
harini
Wow! Such a flavorful one pot dish this is. I have been thinking about tehri for a while now and this post of yours definitely gives me the extra push to make this soon. Love it. Looking forward to more such dishes in this series.
Sowmya:)
Such a delicious beginning to this mega marathon Swati. Love this simple and flavorful tehri. Bookmarking it to try asap
Swati
Thanks Sowmya!!
Sushma Pinjala
Good one. Love soya chunks/ Granulas in Puloa. Perfectly done.
Sharmila Kingsly
Simply love Tehri ,always comes handy in a busy working day but tastes a delight in every grain...Lovely start!!
Suma Gandlur
Comfort food at it's best and that mustard oil must have added a kick. I too am fond of tehri and your tehri bowl looks inviting.
vaishalisabnani
That Tahiri is quite wholesome ! Soya , aloo matter , wow , you actually don’t need a accompaniment! The whole spices must have made it really flavourful .
Great start !
Megala
Looks so delicious! Makes me feel hungry now.
Srivalli Jetti
Thats a delicious start Swati, I love tehri and with all that spices and aloo would have surely made it so yummy!..Good to have you join us for Mega BM.
tastyrecipesfrompooja
Delicious! Our Indian cuisine is really amazing indeed! Such versatile rice and other dishes make our cuisine so rich!