Tahari

Tahari is a rice delicacy cooked with lamb and vegetables.This recipe is a traditional one, where the meat is cooked along with the rice.

Serves : 4-5 people

Cooking time : 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS: 

For the handi:

1. Mutton 1 kilo
2. Potato 1 big
3. Tomatoes 5 medium sized
4. Yogurt 400 grams
5. Green chillies 15
6. All spice powder 1 tspn
7. Ginger-garlic paste 3 Tbspns
8. Onions 3 medium sized (sliced)
9. Red chilli powder 3Tspns
10. Turmeric powder 1/2Tspn
11. Salt to taste
12. Coriander leaves 1bunch
13. Mint leaves 1/2 bunch
14. Tomato paste 200grms.
15. Basmati rice 4 cups (soaked in water for about an hour)
16. Cooking oil 8 Tbspns
17. Whole spices (3-4 cloves,2 cinnamon 1 inch sized,3-4 cardamom,1/2 tspn caraway seeds)

PROCEDURE:

1. Heat oil in a cooker,fry the cut potatoes(cut into big chunks) to light brown.Take them out and leave aside (you can add veggies in like beans,thats optional)
2. In the same oil add the sliced onions along with green chilles.
3. When the onions turn golden brown in color, add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes along with red chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and all spice powder and fry till the tomatoes are well mashed up.
5. Add the mutton,yogurt fry for 2-3 minutes.
6. Now add some tomato paste ,coriander leaves and mint leaves,fry for another 2-3 minutes.
7. Do not add any water. Pressure cook for 10 minutes. Transfer this to a wide big vessel.
8. Add the fried potatoes.
9. Add 4 cups of water and salt to taste(add 4 tspns of salt).
10. Also add whole spices(cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,caraway seeds)
11. Bring the water to boil and add the soaked rice.
12. Cook uncovered till almost all the water vanishes,keep stirring every 5-10mins.
13. Now cover the lid and cook till the rice gets cooked.

Serve hot with boiled eggs, raita and bagare baigan or mirchion ka salan.