Tawa Pulao

Tawa Pulao is a popular street food of Mumbai. Even through I have never tasted this on the streets, I have heard and read a lot about his. The first time I heard about this was on Sanjeev Kapoor's show, Khana Khazana. Despite being a street food, there is nothing junk about this rice. It is wholesome with all goodness of vegetables and filling. The fact that it takes just a few minutes to conjure this rice is an added bonus.

Tawa Pulao recipe

Preparation time: 20 min

Cooking time- 15min

Serves-4

Ingredients:

Steamed rice- 2 cups

Onion- 1, finely chopped

Tomatoes- 2 large, finely chopped

Green beans- 8-10, chopped into 1" piece

Fresh or frozen peas- 1/2 cup

Cauliflower- 10-12 florets, bleanched

Cumin seeds- 1/ 2 tsp

Oil- 1tbsp

Ghee- 1 tbsp

salt- to taste

Sugar- 1/2tsp

Pav bhaji masala- 1tsp

Turmeric- 1/4tsp

Red chilli powder- 1/2tsp

Green chilli- 1 slit

Kasoori methi- 1/2tsp

Ginger-garlic paste- 1tsp

Lime juice- 1 tsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a wok and add the cumin seeds.
• Once they turn brown, add the onion and the slit green chilli and fry till onion turn pink.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for two min
• Add the tomatoes and fry till they become soft
• Add the carrot, green beans and peas and fry for 3-4 min.
• Sprinkle some water, cover and let the vegetables cook for 2 min
• Add the turmeric, red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, Kasoori methi, salt and sugar and fry for 3 min
• Add the cooked rice and ghee and mix well.
• Take off the heat and stir in the lime juice.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and sever hot with Raita of your choice.
• Take off the heat and