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Tawa Pulao Recipe

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About

It is a simple fried rice recipe made with pre-cooked rice mixed with pav bhaji masala and cooked vegetables. Tawa Pulao or Pav Bhaji Pulao is a popular Mumbai-originated street food that has it fan following across India. Typically it is served after appetizer meals like Pav Bhaji or Vada pav as a main meal. But it can also be served as a lunch box or a tiffin box meal for kids and adults. It tastes great when served with a simple yogurt-based raita. There are many different types of Mumbai Tawa Pulao, but the most common is a simple mix of pav bhaji masala and vegetables. Typically pre-cooked basmati rice is just tossed with either pre-cooked pav bhaji curry or mixed with masala and vegetables. It can also be prepared as a pot meal in a pressure cooker. This needs more attention as it may turn mushy and sticky. The other types of rice can also be used, but it has to be dry and moisture-free.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 3 tbsp peas
  • 1 carrot (chopped)
  • 2 tomato (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 3 tsp pav bhaji masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 potato (boiled)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • 5 cup cooked rice (basmati)
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • ½ lemon

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Instructions

  1. Firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp butter and splutter 1 tsp cumin.
  2. Add ½ onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute until onion softens.
  3. Now add ½ capsicum, 3 tbsp peas, 1 carrot, 2 tomato and stir fry until the vegetables turn crunchy.
  4. Keeping the flame on low, add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 3 tsp pav bhaji masala and 1 tsp salt.
  5. Saute until the spices turn aromatic.
  6. Also, add 2 tbsp water and cook until all the masala are cooked well.
  7. Add in 1 potato, 2 tbsp coriander and mix until the masala is coated well.
  8. Further, add 5 cup cooked rice and mix gently.
  9. Now add 2 chilli, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ lemon. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  10. Finally, enjoy Tawa Pulao Recipe with raita.

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Step-by-step

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Firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp butter and splutter 1 tsp cumin.
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Add ½ onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute until onion softens.
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Now add ½ capsicum, 3 tbsp peas, 1 carrot, 2 tomato and stir fry until the vegetables turn crunchy.
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Keeping the flame on low, add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 3 tsp pav bhaji masala and 1 tsp salt.
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Saute until the spices turn aromatic.
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Also, add 2 tbsp water and cook until all the masala is cooked well.
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Add in 1 potato, 2 tbsp coriander and mix until the masala is coated well.
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Further, add 5 cup cooked rice and mix gently.
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Now add 2 chilli, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ lemon. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
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Finally, enjoy Tawa Pulao Recipe with raita.Mumbai Tawa Pav Bhaji Pulao

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Notes

  • Firstly, do not skip adding pav bhaji masala, as it is a key ingredient in this recipe.
  • Additionally, keep the vegetables slightly crunchy to give a crunchy bite in pulao.
  • Also, you can add chilli paste to make it extra hot.
  • Finally, Tawa Pulao Recipe also tastes great for a lunch box.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/mumbai-tawa-pulao-recipe-pav-bhaji-pulao/