Tawa Pulav
If you ever happen to be in Mumbai over the weekend, you should take to the street post 10 PM in the night. The streets are filled with vendors in certain pockets that would make you wonder the appetite people carry at that hour of the night. But then street food along with being fast, junk and easy to carry is also about crazy timings. They dont necessarily fit into the regular routine of meals and also they do not rationalize themselves on the health meter.
One such food that is relished is the tawa pulav. It is to cater to the rice loving people who often tag along with families to eat pav bhaji. I think it was this thought that invented this beautiful recipe. It has copious amounts of butter added probably as much as the rice, it is bound to taste good. The vendors often put up boards of the butter brand to assure that they have the best deal.
I cannot forget the BM 25 meet where we all enjoyed this in Ahmedabad, most were eating this for the first time, so the based on the responses I have seen for first timers (and Kamalika...) I believe this will be an instant favorite with many
Ingredients
1 cup long grained basmati rice
1 cup par boiled vegetables (cauliflower, capsicum, green peas)
1 onion finely chopped
2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
2 tbsp butter (Use Oil & Butter if required)
1 tspn pav bhaji masala
1 tspn red chilli powder
1 tspn dry mango amchur powder
Fresh coriander
Lemon juice
salt to taste
Method
1) Cook the rice with about little less than 2 cups of water with a tspn of oil or butter added. Try to keep the grains intact. Once cooked, let it stand, puff it with a fork to seperate the grains
2)In a large wok/kadhai, heat oil or butter, add the onions and saute until they are soft and pink.
3) Add the tomatoes and continue sauteing
4)When the water from the tomatoes is dried up, add the vegetables and all the dry masalas, Cover the pan with a lid and put the stove on high flame. Do not stir
5) After 2 min, open the lid and saute further. At this stage the vegetables should be cooked, you can use the pav bhaji masher to lightly mash the vegetables.
) There should be enough oil or butter on the sides of the pan by now. If not, you may want to add more.
7) Add the cooked rice and gently fold it in taking care not to break the grains. The rice should be well coated with oil and vegetable mixture.
8) Do not cover the pan, continue sauteing on high flame
9) Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander and lemon juice
One such food that is relished is the tawa pulav. It is to cater to the rice loving people who often tag along with families to eat pav bhaji. I think it was this thought that invented this beautiful recipe. It has copious amounts of butter added probably as much as the rice, it is bound to taste good. The vendors often put up boards of the butter brand to assure that they have the best deal.
I cannot forget the BM 25 meet where we all enjoyed this in Ahmedabad, most were eating this for the first time, so the based on the responses I have seen for first timers (and Kamalika...) I believe this will be an instant favorite with many
Ingredients
1 cup long grained basmati rice
1 cup par boiled vegetables (cauliflower, capsicum, green peas)
1 onion finely chopped
2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
2 tbsp butter (Use Oil & Butter if required)
1 tspn pav bhaji masala
1 tspn red chilli powder
1 tspn dry mango amchur powder
Fresh coriander
Lemon juice
salt to taste
Method
1) Cook the rice with about little less than 2 cups of water with a tspn of oil or butter added. Try to keep the grains intact. Once cooked, let it stand, puff it with a fork to seperate the grains
2)In a large wok/kadhai, heat oil or butter, add the onions and saute until they are soft and pink.
3) Add the tomatoes and continue sauteing
4)When the water from the tomatoes is dried up, add the vegetables and all the dry masalas, Cover the pan with a lid and put the stove on high flame. Do not stir
5) After 2 min, open the lid and saute further. At this stage the vegetables should be cooked, you can use the pav bhaji masher to lightly mash the vegetables.
) There should be enough oil or butter on the sides of the pan by now. If not, you may want to add more.
7) Add the cooked rice and gently fold it in taking care not to break the grains. The rice should be well coated with oil and vegetable mixture.
8) Do not cover the pan, continue sauteing on high flame
9) Serve hot garnished with fresh coriander and lemon juice
Comments
Tawa pulao looks extremely fantabulous and my kind of one pot meal.
Sowmya