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Thecha Pulao Recipe: Bored of eating lentils and rice? Make delicious thecha pulao from leftover rice

Samira Vishwas | July 2, 2026 11:24 AM CST

Thecha Pulao Recipe: Is there leftover afternoon rice in your house too? So with this leftover rice you can also make Maharashtrian style delicious, spicy Thecha Pulao in a jiffy. In this Pulao, you can prepare cooked rice, green chilli powder, fresh spices, vegetables and cheese in one vessel. Try making this scrumptious meal with this easy recipe.

Material

2 cups cooked rice
2 tbsp green chilli powder
1 chopped onion
1 chopped tomato
1 small potato (chopped)
½ cup paneer pieces
2 tbsp peanuts
1 tablespoon oil or ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds
Curry leaf
Salt
fresh coriander

step 1: Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and peanuts. Let them all cook until they become crisp and make a crackling sound.

Step 2: Now add chopped onions, tomatoes and potatoes to it. Fry all these vegetables until they become soft and light golden.

Step 3: Add half cup of paneer pieces in it and cook lightly for a minute. Then add green chilli thecha so that the taste of thecha blends well with the cheese and vegetables.

Step 4: Now add the cooked rice to the pan and mix slowly so that the masala coats each grain of rice properly and the grains do not break.

Step 5: Now add salt as per taste and cook on low flame for two minutes, so that the taste of everything gets mixed together. Switch off the flame and garnish with fresh coriander. Serve hot with curd or papad. Delicious thecha pulao is ready to eat.