Recipe of Desi Pulao [North Indian Tehri]

  Recipe of Desi Pulao [North Indian Tehri]

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice, properly washed

• Minimum 400ml water

• 2 medium size potato finely chopped, 50 grams pealed peas

•  2 medium size onions finely chopped, 2 medium size tomato finely chopped

• 2 green chilies finely chopped

• 4-5 pieces of black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cumin [Jeera], 4-5 pieces of chopped garlic,  2 pieces of bayleaf [Tej patta], few coriander leaves

• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder [Haldi powder], 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/3 teaspoon garam masala

• Mustard oil or Refined oil

• Salt as per taste

Procedure:

• Heat the oil in a cooker.

• Then add chopped garlic, onions, cumin, black pepper, bayleaf [Tej patta].

• Cook them for 35-40 seconds.

• Then add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder.

• Then add potato, tomato and green chili.

• Cook them for 2-3 minutes.

• Then add rice to it and mix properly.

• Add water and salt.

• Close the cooker and wait for 1 whistle.

• As the gas is released open the cooker, add coriander leaves.

Serve it with Raita, pickle and green chatni.