Description
Tawa Pulao is one of the famous street food of Mumbai, made on a large tawa or griddle using cooked rice, mixed vegetables and Pav Bhaji masala powder. This tawa pulao tastes delicious, which is easy to make without much effort.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups basmati rice boiled
- 1 cup onions chopped
- 2 cups tomatoes chopped
- ½ cup carrots chopped
- ½ cup potatoes chopped
- ½ cup green Peas
- ½ cup French beans (green beans) chopped
- ½ cup bell pepper (capsicum) chopped
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilly powder
- 3–4 tablespoons pav bhaji masala
- 3 tablespoons fine chopped coriander leaves
- 4 tablespoons butter/ghee,
- 2 teaspoons oil
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- In a pan or wok or tawa, add little oil and butter to melt over medium flame.
- Now add cumin seeds and saute till they begin to crackle.
- Add fine chopped onions, fry them till turns little pink or translucent.
- Then add chopped beans and chopped capsicum. Saute for 2 mins.
- Add little salt and cook everything well for few more minutes.
- When veggies are almost half cooked, add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw aroma goes away. After a minute, the oil starts releasing from the veggies. Then add turmeric powder and mix it well.
- Add fine chopped tomatoes. Mix well and cook till tomatoes turn soft or mushy.
- Add green chillies, red chilly powder and pavbhaji masala.
- Mix it again. Now add the chopped potato, carrot and peas. Sprinkle salt and stir well. Cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the cooked basmati rice and gently mix the veggies with the rice.
- Garnish with coriander leaves, squeeze some lemon juice. Add some more butter to this tawa pulao.
- Tawa pulao is ready to serve.
- Serve tawa pulao hot with raita, yogurt accompanied with papad and pickle.
Notes
- Do not add too much salt, If you are using salted butter.
- This recipe can also be made in a frying pan or even in a kadai (wok).
- Rice should not be overcooked as we are going to cook them with veggies and masala.
- The veggies should not be mushy like pav bhaji they should only be tender.
- You can adjust the spice level according to your taste.
- Cuisine: Indian
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