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tawa pulao recipe | mumbai tawa pulao recipe

easy tawa pulao recipe | mumbai tawa pulao recipe
Course rice
Cuisine Indian, street food
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

for cooking rice:

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 5 cups water
  • ½ tsp oil
  • salt to taste

for preparing tawa pulao:

  • 1 tbsp butter / oil
  • ½ onion finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 to mato roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup peas fresh / frozen
  • 1 potato boiled and diced
  • ½ capsicum finely chopped
  • 2 tsp red chilli paste
  • 2 tsp pav bhaji masala
  • salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • few coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

  • wash the rice, and cook the rice in low to medium flame without the lid. add oil, salt and turmeric powder.
  • in a large pan or kadai take some butter and saute finely chopped onions.
  • once the onions turns slightly translucent, add in ginger garlic paste.
  • next is to add roughly chopped tomato and cook till they turn soft.
  • add some fresh or frozen peas.
  • mash all the veggies well using potato masher.
  • now add boiled and diced potatoes.
  • time to add finely chopped capsicum and saute.
  • add red chilli paste (red chilli paste is prepared by mixing 2 tsp of chilli powder with 5 tsp of water), salt and pav bhaji masala.
  • also add some water to make the masala moist.
  • be gentle while mixing with masala.
  • squeeze some lemon juice and add coriander leaves.
  • mix well and serve tawa pulao with your favourite onion-tomato raita