TAWA PULAO

Tawa Pulao is one of the popular street foods of India. There are so many ways of making a pulao recipe. Tawa pulao is very common street food from Mumbai which is made on a same  tawa or a griddle in which the street vendors used to make their pav bhaji. Tawa pulao is nothing but cooked rice is sauteed with vegetables and spiced with pav bhaji masala. It is an easy and simple recipe which tastes delicious. You can make it for lunch box or for your meal on a busy day without much effort. If you like schezwan fried rice then you will love this Mumbai style tawa pulao. It's like a fusion of pav bhaji and a fried rice into a single dish. It is very sinple, easy and quick recipe and tastes irresistible. Just give a try for this recipe and share your views. Here is the step by step recipe. Hope you like it.

INGREDIENTS:
For making rice:
2 Cups Basmati Rice[long grained]
3 and 1/2 Cup of Water
Salt as required

Other Ingredients:
2 Medium sized Onions, chopped finely
2 Large Tomatoes, chopped finely
1 Big Capsicum, chopped
3-4 tablespoon Green Peas
2 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
2-3 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala
Salt as per taste
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
2 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon Chopped Coriander

METHOD:
For making rice:
STEP 1 - Rinse the rice under running water till the water will become transparent during the rinse.[see notes]

STEP 2 - Soak the rice for about 30 minutes in a bowl.

STEP 3 - Now pressure cook the rice with the ingredients given under title 'For making rice'for three whistles. The grains should be separate and cooked well.

STEP 4 - Let  the rice cool and then you can proceed with the rest of the procedure.

For making rice:
STEP 1 - In a wide kadai or pan, add oil and butter.

Let melt the butter and then add the cumin seeds in it.

STEP 2 - Add ginger-garlic paste and onion in it and cook well till the raw smell goes away.

STEP 3 - Then add finely chopped tomatoes and capsicum in it.

STEP 4 - Cook well and now add all the spice powders, mix well and saute the whole mixture till you see butter releasing from the sides.

STEP 5 - Add green peas and sprinkle salt and stir.

STEP 6 - Add cooked rice and gently and uniformly mix the veggies with the rice.

STEP 7 - Finally, garnish with chopped coriander,

drizzle some lemon juice and serve.

Serve the hot tawa pulao with any type of your favorite raita accompanied with papad and pickle.

Here I served it with fresh boondi raita and onion slices.

NOTES: *If there is starch in the water, then the rice becomes sticky. So wash it well.
               * You can add finely chopped potato and carrots also.
               *You can cook the rice in a vessel directly on the gas stove.
The recipe of boondi raita is shared separately in my blog under title ' RAITAS' .