Steamed, Gluten-free and Vegan Ukdiche Modak are what you can enjoy this Ganesh. Enjoy simple and delicious Festival food and stay healthy.

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Steamed, Gluten-free and Vegan Ukdiche Modak are what you can enjoy this Ganesh. Enjoy simple and delicious Festival food and stay healthy.
by [Archana Potdar] · This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments
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This cross between a biryani and pulao satisfies my needs for rice-based one-pot meals.
With this fragrant and delicious Tehri my opinion that Awadhi Cuisine is a difficult cuisine, has changed. This gluten-free pulao can be made low fat, nut-free. If you want it vegan avoid the ghee that I have used. The best part is you can cook Tahari or Tahri on a weekday when you are short of time but need a healthy dish that includes veggies too.
So why am I cooking Tehri, Tahari or Tahri and sharing it today? Today is Monday, FoodieBloghopMonday where we share themes and decide a common one and post. Narmadha of Nams Corner our hostess suggested using rice as the star ingredient and here it is #240CookingwithRice. Narmadha has some rice recipes you may enjoy Peanut Rice and Coconut Milk Rice which I plan to make sometime later during the week.
Amid lockdowns, food shortages, trying to stretch the single vegetable to many dishes, not wasting food (and actually I am getting a feel of how my grandmothers managed) and we are moving towards #ZeroWaste. I was totally out of rice now slowly since the supply chain has started we are getting food and groceries. The lines are long but at least we are getting them.
So let us take a look at the easy yet yummy one-pot aromatic Rice dish that I am in love with.
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Tahri is also called as Tehri, Tehari or Tayari according to Wikipedia.
Tehri and Tehari are the vegetarian versions of biriyani. It is not elaborate as a biriyani but better than a pulao. Tahri was apparently developed for the Hindu Bookkeepers of the Nawab of Awadh.
Tehari is not limited to Awadh you will be surprised that there are
The versatility of the dish is amazing.
Making Tehri is simple as you do not have to grind, pound or grate any masala.
Generally served with a salad on the side it makes an amazingly aromatic one-pot meal. Just because I feel we need to have a protein I served it with dal on the side and my Sunday meal is all done.
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Swati says
I make Tehri once every few days.. we love it so much.. you are absolutely right it is not only limited to Awadhi region, most of the western U.P people love to make Tehri more than pulav.. Love the beautiful yellow color and your flavourful recipe!!
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, now I have an authentic stamp of approval from a North Indian.
preethi76 says
Tehri is so flavorful and nutritious one pot meal. I love to make it for lunch box once in a while. Just need some raita to polish it off.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Mayuri Patel says
Super long grains of rice, makes the tehri so tempting. Had no idea that there are so man varieties of tehri. Thanks for the info. Perfect rice dish served with tomato onion salad.
ArchanaPotdar says
Welcome and use XXXL rice.
The Girl Next Door says
Absolutely love the look of the Teheri - it looks so flavourful and well-made!
Thank you for the detailed recipe, especially the tips to get the Teheri just right. I have been wanting to make this for a long time now. You are tempting me now. 🙂
ArchanaPotdar says
You are welcome Priya.
Vasusvegkitchen says
Nice write up, good information about Tehri di. It looks amazing with tomato salad . I never heard about Tehri, bookmarking this easy one pot meal to try soon????.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Aruna.
sasmita says
WOW !! The tehri here looks so flavorful di 🙂
This kind of one pot meal is always my fav kind of dish. I am in love with the beautiful yellow color of this vegetable tehri ..
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Poonam Bachhav says
Loved the look of your tehri. The yellow color and long rice grains look so very tempting ! My family also loves tehri.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Sujata Roy says
Wow Archana long grain rice and topped with fried onions looks so attractive and tempting.. Never knew that teheri can be made in different ways. Even I have no idea about Bengali style teheri. Great share.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Google Baba ki Jai.
Kalyani says
Just made aloo-gobhi tehri for dinner last night... you have made it prefectly arch !! I had made a veg tehri for mega BM and since then its an easy one pot meal in place of roti-belaoing in the evenings :p loveed ur detailed post, as always !! keep them coming..
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Kalyani.
NARMADHA says
So inviting, delicious and flavorful vegetarian tehri. Perfectly cooked rice and love the yellow color of the dish.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Narmadha.