Tawa pulao is a famous Mumbai street food including the others like Pav bhaji and Vada Pav. I happened to know about this dish during our trip to Mumbai. It was a great sight to watch the street food vendors making Tawa pulao and Pav bhaji simultaneously on a big hot tawa in big batches.
Though we dint get to taste this at Mumbai, I made up my mind to try this at home. When I searched for the recipe, I found it too be very easy. Pav bhaji masala powder is the star ingredient of the dish. You can add the veggies of your choice. Do try this flavourful and easy rice dish.
What you will need:
- Basmati rice- 1 cup
- Water- 1.5 cup to cook rice
- Potato-1
- Onion-1
- Green peas- a handful
- Tomato-2 medium sized
- Capsicum - 2
- Pav bhaji masala powder- 1.5 tbsp
- Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
- Green chillies- 2
- Cumin- 1/2 tsp
- Butter- 1 tbsp
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt - as needed
- Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp chopped
- Lemon juice- 1 tbsp
How to:
1. Wash and rinse the rice well under water and soak it in water for 30 mins. Pressure cook it with little salt, 1.5 cups of water, 1/2 tsp of oil for 2 whistles and switch off. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker fluff the rice with a fork and spread it on a plate and let it cool down.Peel and chop potato and pressure cook it along with green peas for 2 whistles and switch off.
4. Add boiled potato and green peas. Mix well and add a handful of water. Let it cook for 2 mins.
5. Add Chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice. Check for salt at this stage and adjust. Mix well and add cooked rice. Mix well and switch off.
This is one of the easy rice dishes that you can make when you have veggies on hand.
P.S:
2.Heat oil and butter in a kadai. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add finely chopped onion and green chillies. Let it fry for a minute. Add ginger garlic paste.Let it cook till the raw smell leaves.
3. Add tomatoes, pav bhaji masala powder, red chlli powder and salt. Let it cook till tomato turns mushy. Add chopped capsicum. Let it cook for just 2 mins so that it remains crispy.
4. Add boiled potato and green peas. Mix well and add a handful of water. Let it cook for 2 mins.
5. Add Chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice. Check for salt at this stage and adjust. Mix well and add cooked rice. Mix well and switch off.
This is one of the easy rice dishes that you can make when you have veggies on hand.
P.S:
- Soak the rice for atleast 30 mins and pressure cook it with 1.5 cups water. So that rice is well cooked as well as the grains are separated.
- You can add carrots, beans , cauliflower too.
- Dont skip pav bhaji masala powder.
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