Mumbai Tawa Pulao

Tawa Pulao Recipe | Mumbai Tawa Pulao | Pav Bhaji Pulao

    A popular and spicy street style pulao recipe made with long grain rice and pav bhaji masala. it is a widely appreciated quick pulao recipe in india, originated from the local mumbai streets. it is spicy and hence served with yoghurt raita, but also tastes great with just by itself.

    Pulao or pilaf recipe is one of the staple food in india prepared for lunch, dinner and for tiffin boxes. having said that, there are many local and street style versions too, which is typically consumed as a snack. mumbai tava pulao is one such easy and quick and easy pulav recipe made with leftover pav bhaji gravy recipe.

   I have shared a lot of rice recipes till which follows the conventional pulao style or a traditional style rice recipe. but this pulao is totally different and follows an unconventional method of street style which is quick and easy. basically, the recipe is made with leftover pav bhaji gravy mixed with cooked rice and roughly chopped vegetables.

    Moreover, it is made in large pav bhaji pan where it is mixed roughly and quickly to make a spicy and tasty rice dish. but in this recipe post, i have shown how to make an easy homemade tawa pulao recipe with just pav bhaji masala in large kadai without the necessity of pav bhaji gravy. it is easy and quick to prepare and does not require any types of equipment as you see in a street vendor.

TIPS,SUGGESTION AND VARIATION:

    Firstly, make sure to cool the rice completely before preparing the tava pulao recipe. or else the rice turns mushy and you may feel the rice like khichdi. you can alternatively use leftover rice to hasten the process. also, feel free to add a variety of vegetables to make it more nutritious. lastly, i have added chilli powder for the extra spice, it can be skipped. or perhaps, you can add it according to you spice preference. note that pav bhaji masala has sufficient spice heat in it.

INGREDIENTS:

FOR RICE:

1 cup basmati rice

¼ tsp turmeric

half tsp salt

1 tsp oil

water to soak & boil

FOR PULAO:

2 tsp butter

1 tsp cumin / jeera

½ onion, sliced

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 carrot, chopped

2 tbsp capsicum, chopped

2 tbsp peas

5 beans, chopped

¾ tsp salt

2 to mato, finely chopped

2¼ tsp pav bhaji masala

¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

1 potato, boiled & cube

2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

1 tbsp lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.In a kadai heat 2 tsp butter and saute 1 tsp cumin until it turns aromatic.

2.Now add ½ onion and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste. saute well.

3.Keeping the flame on medium add, 1 carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum,   2 tbsp peas, 5 beans and ½ tsp salt.

4.Stir-fry for 3 minutes or until vegetables are cooked slightly.

5.Now add 2 tomatoes and saute until the tomato turn soft and mushy.

6.Furthermore add 2 tsp pav bhaji masala and ¼ tsp chilli powder.

7.Saute until the oil is released from the masala paste.

8.Additionally add 1 boiled and cubed potato and mix well.

9.Now add in cooked rice.

10.Mix gently without breaking rice.

11.Add in 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tbsp lemon juice. mix well.

12.Finally, serve mumbai tawa pulao with riata

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