Recipe> Alu Tehri

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I found this recipe incredibly simple to make. Alu Tehri comes to the rescue on days when you don't feel like cooking or the arrival of sudden guests for lunch or dinner. All the ingredients are readily available at home, making it one of the most simple yet lavish vegetarian pulaos to make.

Ingredients

• 500 gms Basmati Rice
• 500 gms Potatoes
• 1tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 5 large garlic flakes
• 2 big onions
• Refined Oil
• Salt to taste
• Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method

1. Wash the rice and soak for 20 mins. Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes and slice the onions finely.
2. Crush the ginger and garlic and soak it in a little water.
3. Heat oil and fry the onions till golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
4. Fry the potatoes till golden brown and remove.
5. In the same oil, add coriander, chilli and turmeric powder and fry gently.
6. Sprinkle the ginger and garlic juice and add the remains in the oil.
7. Stir and cook for a few minutes and then add the soaked rice after removing the water.
8. Add the fried potatoes, and cook for a while while mixing it well.
9. Add water to the rice one inch above the rice level and reduce the heat to low. You can also add double portion of water (1:2 ratio). If cooking in a pressure cooker, wait till the water starts to boil and then cover the lid. Give one whistle on high flame and another on low and shut the gas. If cooking the rice in an open vessel, then cook the rice till done for at least half an hour.
10. Garnish the rice with fried onions and fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with accompaniments like daal, pickle or raita.