Pav bhaji is a popular Indian street food that is easily available in most of the Indian cities.
But I never knew of the existence of tawa pulao, a popular street food in Mumbai. It is a mixture of cooked rice and vegetables, blended with Indian spices and served hot.
I had prepared pav bhaji and was wondering what else I could prepare with the pav bhaji masala that was left over. It was then that I came across this pulao with different versions. I decided to try out this pulao with my version and it turned out delicious.
It is easy to prepare and if you have leftover rice, then it takes only a few minutes to prepare this pulao. Do try this tawa pulao and you will be making it regularly, I bet 🙂
Tawa Pulao – Mumbai Street Food Recipe
Tawa Pulao recipe
Category:Main
Cuisine:Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Serves:2-3
Prep Time:15 mins
Cook Time:10 mins
Total Time:25 mins
A delicious pulao using rice and vegetables blended with spices.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rice
- 1 onion
- 3 medium-sized tomatoes
- 5-7 beans, chopped
- 1 medium-sized potato, cubed
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 1/4 cup chopped capsicum / bell peppers / shimla mirch
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1.5 tbsp pav bhaji masala
- 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp amchur powder
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook rice and keep aside to cool.
- Chop onions, ginger, garlic and tomatoes finely.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and fry till cumin starts changing color.
- Then add chopped onions, ginger and garlic.
- Saute till the onions turn light brown.
- Now add chopped capsicum and fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add chopped tomatoes and fry till they turn soft and are mashed.
- Add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and fry for a minute.
- Then add chopped beans and potatoes along with little water, cover and cook till the vegetables are soft.
- Add pav bhaji masala, garam masala powder and amchur powder.
- Fry for 4-5 minutes.
- Finally add cooked rice and mix gently.
- Garnish tawa pulao with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot. Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure that the rice is cooled before mixing with the masala, otherwise there is a chance of the rice getting mashed while mixing.
- You can add green peas if you like.[
- You can substitute amchur powder with a tbsp of lemon juice.
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