Tawa Pulao Recipe
Tawa pulao is a delicious and flavor packed street food from Mumbai. Made with precooked rice, pav bhaji masala and vegetables.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup basmati rice (uncooked) or (1½ cups cooked rice)
- 1 tablespoon butter or oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ cup onions fine chopped, (medium size)
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- ⅓ cup tomatoes or 1 large, ripe , chopped
- ⅓ to ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- ¾ to 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp red chili powder or paste (optional)
- ¼ cup capsicum chopped
- 2 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves for garnish
¾ to 1 cup mix vegetables
- 1 small potato (diced to ½ inch pieces)
- ½ small carrot (diced to ½ inch pieces)
- 3 green beans (French beans, chopped to ½ inch)
- ¼ cup green peas (frozen or boiled if using fresh peas)
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash rice well a few times until the water runs clear. Soak the rice for 30 mins and drain the water.
- Cook the rice with 1 cup water in a pot, on a low heat until fully cooked - al dente. If you want you can also cook in a cooker. Cool the rice completely.
- Wash and chop onions, tomatoes & capsicum. Set these aside.
- Wash and cube potatoes, beans and carrots.
- Boil or steam potatoes, beans, green peas and carrots until fork tender and not mushy. (Pour 1 cup water to a cooker or steamer, add the vegetables to a bowl and place them over a steel rack in the cooker. Cover and let steam for 15 to 20 mins)
How to Make Tawa Pulao
- Heat butter/oil in a pan, add cumin and let them sizzle.
- Add onions, fry them till transparent. Add ginger garlic paste, fry till a nice aroma comes out & the raw smell disappears.
- Next add tomatoes and salt. Fry till tomatoes turn mushy. Add pav bhaji masala and red chili powder or chili paste.
- Next add capsicum and saute for 2 to 3 mins. Pour 2 tbsp of water and cook the masala until water evaporates.
- Add the boiled vegetables. Mix well. Stir in the cooked rice. Taste test and add more salt if required.
- Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve tawa pulao hot.
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Nutrition
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 918mg | Potassium: 677mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3247IU | Vitamin C: 102mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 4mg
