Friday 25 February 2011

Aloo Taheri

Aloo Tahri or Tehri is  a Pakistani dish,I got this from one  of the cookery shows..Tehri  means rice cooked with veggies especially potatoes...The aroma of this dish is unbelievable!!!...You can add other veggies  also.Potato lovers must try this recipe,you will love it for sure....

 Ingredients:
2- onions
3-4-medium potatoes,cut into bite size pieces
3-4 tomatoes,finely chopped
2cups-basmati rice
1/2cup-yoghurt/curd, well beaten
salt to taste
2tbsp-oil
1tsp-ghee
2-3-green chillies,slited
1tsp-chillipowder
2tsp-gingergarlicpaste
1/4tsp-turmeric
1/2tsp- garam masala
1/2tsp-cumin seeds
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2cup-mint leaves,finely chopped
1/2cup-fresh coriander,finely chopped

Whole garam masala:
Cinnamon-2 sticks
Cloves-10
Black peppercorns-10

Cardamom-6-7
Black cardamom-2
Mace-1

Method:
1.Chop one onion finely and slice and fry one onion until blackish brown.Wash and soak the rice for 20minutes.
2.Heat oil in a heavy pan,add whole garam masala,cumin seeds,when they begin to splutter add chopped onions and fry until golden brown,then add tomatoes,ginger garlic paste and salt,cook until it leaves oil.
3.Add yoghurt,Chillipowder,garam masala,turmeric, potatoes and sufficient water,cook with lid closed until potatoes are nearly cooked.
4.When the water begin to boil and potatoes are nearly cooked add rice,cook until well cooked and all the water evaporates.
5. Now spread fried onions,green chillies,mint leaves,coriander,sprinkle ghee and lemon juice on top of the rice,close the lid tightly and leave for dum on a low flame for 10-15minutes.
6.Serve hot with any raitha.

17 comments:

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious a full meal looks wonderful

Treat and Trick said...

Great photo and looks so yum!

Vimitha Durai said...

I am potato lover and this is a must-try recipe.

Sushma Mallya said...

Looks mouthwatering ...perfect with raita:)

Suman Singh said...

I love potatoes and this kind of one pot meal..looks so tempting and delicious..

Umm Mymoonah said...

Looks very delicious, I loved the spices you have added.

Priya Suresh said...

Mouthwatering here, very tempting aloo taheri..

Unknown said...

That is a great looking rice dish. I remember seeing this dish in pressure cooker recipe book as well, you know the cookbook that we get when buying new pressure cooker.

Kurinji said...

Yummy recipe....

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Priya dharshini said...

Tempting Pictures...i am drooling to c the one pot meal

Namitha said...

Great dish...so full of flavors

chitraj.hegde said...

wow what a spicy rice meal...perfect .for this cold winter..

Raks said...

Posted a recipe adapted from your site,have a look when you find time... Thanks for the recipe!
And this pakistani dish sounds very nice too!

kitchen queen said...

yummy potato recipe.

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Suma Gandlur said...

A nice one!