Tawa Pulao Recipe
Tawa Pulao is a popular Mumbai street food that is made by sauteing vegetables and rice with pav bhaji masala. Tawa pulao is cooked on the same tawa, pav bhaji masala is made and is quite simple to make with leftover rice and bhaji. Learn to make Tawa Pulao with step by step pictures and video.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cups cooked basmati rice
- ½ cup onion chopped finely
- ½ cup tomatoes chopped finely
- ½ cup capsicum
- 1 cup boiled vegetables (carrot,peas,potato)
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon pav bhaji masala powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 tablespoon butter optional
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon jeera
Instructions
Cooking rice
- Cook rice in the ratio 1(rice) : 2(water) in a pressure cooker.
- Spread it over a plate to cool down. Set aside. Measure 1 and ½ cups cooked rice and set it aside.
Preparing the masala
- Steam cook or pressure cook the vegetables for 1 whistle,drain water and keep aside. Heat 1 tablespoon butter. 1 teaspoon oil in a pan.
- Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds allow it to crackle. Then add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, saute till golden.
- Then add ½ cup chopped onion along with salt saute until transparent.
- Add ½ cup tomatoes(chopped), ½ cup capsicum(chopped).
- Saute for 3 minutes. Then using a potato masher mash it up.
- Onion tomato should be mushy and raw smell should leave completely. Do not add water.
- Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon red chilli powder, and 1 teaspoon pav bhaji masala powder.
- Saute till the spice powder is mixed well. Make sure not to burn the spice powders so quickly saute.
Adding vegetables
- Add 1 cup cooked vegetables. I have used carrot, peas and potato.
- Saute well until the veggies are coated well.
Adding rice
- Add 1 and ½ cups cooked rice.
- Mix well.
- Be gentle while mixing do not break the rice. Mix well until the veggies and masalas are evenly coated.
Garnish
- Finally add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon coriander leaves and switch off.
- Tawa Pulao is ready!
Video
Notes
- Rice - Soak rice for 20 minutes then pressure cook the rice for 3 whistles with 1(rice) : 2 cups(water) so that rice is cooked with grains separated.
- Vegetables - Make sure the veggies are not overcooked and mushy. You can either pressure cook the vegetables for 1 whistle or steam cook them. Steam cooking is the best option. I have used carrot, peas and potato. You can even use cauliflower, beans etc.
- Do not cut the vegetable too small as they might get mushy while steaming.
- Raita is the best combination for this tawa pulao – however you can use curd & pickle as well. You can even serve it with chopped raw onion and lemon wedge.
- Onion, tomato and capsicum should be cooked well without the raw smell of tomatoes and should be mushy.
- If you feel the rice is dry after mixing add 1 tablespoon butter extra and mix it.
- This recipe is medium spicy, so increase the red chilli powder if you wish it more spicy.
- You can skip the vegetables to make it Empty Tawa Pulao.
Nutrition Facts
Tawa Pulao Recipe
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 324
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 3011mg131%
Potassium 484mg14%
Carbohydrates 54g18%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 6442IU129%
Vitamin C 66mg80%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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