Allahabadi Tehri Recipe (UP Style Vegetable Rice)

Step 1: To begin making the Allahabadi Tehri Recipe (UP Style Vegetable Rice), wash and soak the basmati rice for 10 minutes in water

Step 2: Cut all the vegetables, namely potatoes, beans, cauliflower and carrots to similar size and keep aside

Step 3: Heat mustard oil in a wide pan, and let it smoke

Step 4: Add the asafoetida, whole garam masalas - cinnamon, bay leaf, green and black cardamoms, pepper corns and cloves and let the oil become fragrant

Step 5: Now, add the sliced onions and saute until translucent

Step 6: Now, roughly pound the ginger garlic using a mortar and pestle and add it to the pan, and saute until the raw smell goes away

Step 7: Add the green chillies, turmeric, red chilli, cumin and coriander powder and saute for a minute

Step 8: Add the cut vegetables and mix well till they turn a bit golden

Step 9: Now, add the whisked yoghurt and saute until the mixute comes together

Step 10: Add in the drained rice, 4 cups of water, season with salt and cover it with a lid to cook for 20 minutes untouched

Step 11: Once its cooked, add in the ghee, lemon juice, gently mix everything together and switch off the flame

Step 12: Serve the Allahabadi Tehri Recipe (UP Style Vegetable Rice) along with Mirchi Ka Salan and Burani Raita for the weeknight dinner