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Veg tehri recipe | Vegetable tehari recipe

By swasthi , on May 19, 2019, 19 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Veg tehri recipe made with basmati rice, mixed vegetables, basic spices and coriander leaves. Also known as tehari or tahari, this is a one pot dish originated from the Awadhi cuisine. Tehri is mildly spicy, delicious & flavorful. It is most commonly eaten for a meal in North India. This is a variation of the Veg pulao recipe, but includes spice powders too.

vegetable tahari

Tehari can be made with vegetables or meat. This recipe of veg tehri uses mix vegetables like potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, beans and peas. Potatoes and cauliflower lend a unique aroma & taste to this dish. So don’t skip them.

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Making veg tehri doesn’t take much time. So you can enjoy it often for a meal. It also goes well in the lunch box. It can be served with a raita and papads. This can be also be made in a pot if you don’t have a pressure cooker.

How to make vegetable tehari

1. Wash rice a few times. Drain the water. Soak for 30 minutes and drain it to a colander. Set this aside.

2. While the rice soaks, you can wash & cube the veggies. Do not chop them too small.

3. Heat a pressure cooker or pot with oil. Add bay leaf, cumin, cardamoms, cinnamon and cloves.

saute spices for tehri recipe

4. Allow the cumin to splutter. Then add chili & onions. Fry them until golden to light brown.

add chili & onions for tehri recipe

5. Add ginger and garlic paste. Saute for a minute.

Add ginger and garlic paste

6. Regulate the flame to low. Add all the spice powders – garam masala, jeera powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt.

Add all the spice powders

7. Saute just for a minute. Do not burn this.

Saute
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8. Add all the veggies – tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cauliflower, carrots and peas.

Add all the veggie

9. Fry them on a medium flame for 2 to 3 mins.

Fry

10. Drain the rice completely and add it. Fry stirring gently for 2 minutes. Do not over stir, the rice can break.

Drain the rice completely
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11. Pour water. I have used aged basmati rice so I used 1.5 cups water for 1 cup rice. Mix and check the salt. Bring the water to a rapid boil on a slightly high flame.

bring water to a boil to make tehari recipe

12. Regulate the stove flame to medium. If cooking in a pot – Cook covered until the rice is done.

Cook tahari covered until done

13. If cooking in a cooker, cover and cook for 1 whistle. (Medium flame).

cover and cook

14. When the pressure goes down, open the lid.

tahiri after pressure cooking

15. Add coriander leaves. Fluff up the rice gently with a fork mixing the leaves. Keep covered for another 10 minutes.

tahiri in pressure cooker
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Serve veg tehri with raita & papad.

veg tehri

For more Rice recipes, you can check
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Pulao recipe
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veg tehri recipe

Veg tehri (tahiri recipe)

Simple one pot rice cooked with mix vegetables and mild spices. Tehri is similar to pulao but made with mild spice powders and turmeric. It can be served with raita and papads.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings2
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup basmati rice (I used aged rice)
  • 2 tbsps oil
  • 1 onion (sliced or chopped)
  • 2 potatoes (small to medium) (cubed)
  • 1 tomato (small to medium)(cubed)
  • ½ cup cauliflower (gobi florets)
  • 6 beans (cut to 2 inch long pieces)
  • 1 carrot (small one, cubed)
  • ¼ cup green peas (matar)
  • ½ tsp salt (use as needed)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 green chili (slit, optional skip for kids)
  • 2 tbsps coriander leaves (daniya patta)
  • 1½ cups water (adjust if needed)

Whole spices

  • 1 bay leaf (tej patta)
  • ½ tsp cumin (jeera)
  • 4 cloves (laung)
  • 2 inch cinnamon (dalchini)
  • 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
  • 4 green cardamoms (elaichi)

Spice powders to make veg tehri

  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder (daniya powder)
  • ½ tsp cumin powder (roasted jeera powder)
  • ½ tsp garam masala
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Instructions

How to make veg tehri

  • Wash rice and soak it for about 30 mins. Later drain it and set aside.
  • While the rice soaks, wash and cube the vegetables.
  • Heat oil in a pot or cooker.
  • Add cumin, bay leaf, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon. 
  • When the cumin begins to splutter. add onions and chili.  Fry until they turn golden.
  • Add ginger garlic paste. Fry just for a min.
  • Lower the flame. Add coriander powder, garam masala, cumin, turmeric, jeera powder and salt.
  • Fry these just for a minute.
  • Add all the vegetables including tomatoes.
  • Fry all these for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the drained rice and mix gently.
  • On a slightly high flame fry the rice for 2 mins. Occasionally stir. Do not over do else the rice will break.
  • Pour water and mix well. Taste the water and add more salt if needed.
  • Bring the water to a boil on a high flame. Reduce the flame to medium. Cook covered until the rice is done completely.
  • If using a cooker, cover the lid and cook for 1 whistle. The flame has to be medium.
  • When the pressure goes off, open the lid.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves. Gently fluff up the rice and mix the coriander leaves.
  • Keep covered for 5 mins. Serve veg tehri with raita and papad.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Veg tehri (tahiri recipe)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 674 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 720mg31%
Potassium 1448mg41%
Carbohydrates 118g39%
Fiber 12g50%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 965IU19%
Vitamin C 73.1mg89%
Calcium 163mg16%
Iron 10.3mg57%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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malika
January 9, 2021 6:45 am

5 stars
Turned out delicious. Thank you Swasthi

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swasthi
Reply to  malika
January 10, 2021 2:01 pm

Welcome Malika

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Zeba
November 9, 2020 9:29 pm

5 stars
Super hit recipe

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swasthi
Reply to  Zeba
November 10, 2020 3:02 am

Thanks Zeba

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Vijay
July 29, 2020 6:46 am

5 stars
I tried this recipe it came out very well

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swasthi
Reply to  Vijay
July 29, 2020 8:36 am

Welcome Vijay
Thank you

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Hira
November 14, 2019 11:55 am

5 stars
Hi. Made it for my family and they loved it. Thank you so much. I made the recipe in the instant pot. After the rice, I put the pressure for 7 mins and then natural released it. Taste and the look was wonderful

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swasthi
Reply to  Hira
November 16, 2019 4:01 pm

Hi Hira,
You are welcome. Glad you all liked the Tehri. Have a great weekend!
🙂

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Sar
August 5, 2019 12:54 am

5 stars
Hi,
I would like to cook your vegetable tahari recipe in the Instant Pot. How long should I put it on pressure for? And would it be a natural release or quick release? Please explain the last step of your recipe using the instant pot. Thank you so much!

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swasthi
Reply to  Sar
August 5, 2019 1:42 am

Hi Sar,
You are welcome. For 1 cup rice, use only 1 & 1/4 cup water. Go with high pressure for 5 mins. Then natural pressure release. I will update the instructions in the recipe card. Thanks for rating.

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Kadambari
November 14, 2018 3:19 pm

5 stars
Awesome

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swasthi
Reply to  Kadambari
November 14, 2018 3:42 pm

Thank you

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Mike King
November 6, 2018 3:31 am

Do you need both coriander powder and coriander leaves or just one of the two

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swasthi
Reply to  Mike King
November 6, 2018 3:38 am

Yes both lend different flavors. You can skip coriander leaves if you don’t have. If you don’t have coriander powder, then just add little more garam masala.

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Preeti
March 27, 2018 4:34 am

5 stars
Hi Swasti
I tried it. Was very very good. Thanks for the easy recipe.

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swasthi
Reply to  Preeti
March 28, 2018 12:01 pm

Welcome Preeti
Thanks for trying

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Poorvi Desai
March 12, 2018 6:35 am

Ok. Will try out.

Thankss…..

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Poorvi Desai
March 9, 2018 6:43 am

Dear Swasthi,

I have never added coriander powder in a rice recipe. Does it lend a good flavour??? Do u prefer to put coriander powder in ??

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swasthi
Reply to  Poorvi Desai
March 9, 2018 6:51 am

Hi Poorvi,
Coriander powder is one of the ingredients in garam masala. In this recipe, we are using less garam masala, So coriander powder and cumin powder are used additionally to add a mild flavor. Using less garam masala & more coriander powder, cumin powder prevents the tehri from turning too spicy but yet flavorful. Go ahead and try it.

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