A simple, delicious one pot meal recipe.

Anda Tehri

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By Anushree Paul

Feb, 20th

677

Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
17 - 19

Ingredients

  • Rice - 1 cup, Pre-soaked for 1 hour
  • Eggs - 2 large, hard boiled
  • Onion - 1 large
  • Tomato - 1 medium
  • Capsicum - 1 small
  • Fresh green Chillis - as per taste
  • Fresh ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric - 1 tsp
  • Kashmiri Mirch - 1 tsp
  • Biryani Masala / Garam Masala - 1 and a 1/2 tsp
  • Cloves - 4
  • Green Cardamon - 2
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Water - 2 cups + 1/4 cup
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Coriander for garnishing
  • Pepper - 1
  • Bay leaves - 1

Instructions

  • Chop the Onion, tomato and capsicum. Slit the chilis lengthwise. Coat the boiled eggs with turmeric and salt. Prepare a fresh paste of Ginger and Garlic
  • Drain the water from the soaked rice.
  • Make a paste of turmeric, Kashmiri mirch and biryani masala (or garam masala)
  • Fry the eggs in hot oil
  • To a heavy bottom pot, add mustard oil. Once it's hot add, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, pepper, chillis, bay leaves, Ginger garlic paste. Stir and fry
  • Add the onions and capsicum. Stir and fry. Sprinkle salt. Stir and let it fry for 2-3 mins
  • Add tomatoes. Stir and cover. Let it cook for 2 mins
  • Add the turmeric paste.
  • Fry the masala and sprinkle sugar. Cover the pot.
  • Keep checking. Cook covered for 5 mins or until oil separates.
  • Add the rice.
  • Mix and cover the pot. Cook covered for 2 mins. Keep stirring in between
  • Add 1/2 of the water.
  • Cover the pot. Let it cook for 5 mins. Keep stirring in between.
  • Pour rest of the water.
  • Cover and let it cook for 10 mins. Keep stirring in between
  • Add the eggs.
  • Cover the pot. Let it cook for 5 mins. Keep stirring in between
  • Now, remove the lid. Let it boil in open pot until the rice is cooked and the water has dried completely.
  • Once it's almost dried, mix the coriander
  • Cover the lid. Let it cook for 2mins. Turn off the heat. Let it rest there for 2-3 mins
  • Serve hot with coriander-garlic-tomato chutney

Notes/Tips

• The Rice to Water ratio is 1:2 • The dish goes well with any kind of chutney, gravy based dish, raita Or papad