Ingredients for easy tawa pulao recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins  Cooking Time: 30 Mins  Serves :3

• 1 Cup of Rice ( I used Sona masoori Rice)
• 1 Big Red Onion, Chopped
• 2 Big Tomatoes, Chopped
• 2 Carrots, Chopped
• 1/4 Cup of Green Peas (Frozen)
• 1 Potato (Big), Chopped
• 1 Green Capsicum, Chopped
• 4 Garlic and 1/2 Inch of Ginger, Crushed using mortar and pestle
• 2 Green Chilly, Slit
• 1 Tsp of Red Chilly Powder
• 1.5 Tsp of Pav Bhaji Masala
• Pinch of Black Salt
• Few Coriander Leaves
• Salt to taste
• 2 Tsp of Lemon Juice

To Temper

• 2 Tbsp of Butter
• 1 Tsp of Cumin

Method  for easy tawa pulao recipe

• Soak the rice in water for 30 mins. Wash and pressure cook the rice for 3 whistles. Cool the rice and set it aside.
• Boil the carrots and potato in microwave for 5 mins.
• Heat the butter on large tawa, add cumin seeds. After it crackles, add onion, saute on a medium flame for 2 mins.
• Add ginger garlic paste, saute until raw smell vanishes. Add green chilies, saute for a while. Add tomatoes, cook this until it turns soft
• Add boiled carrots, boiled potatoes, green capsicum, green peas and salt, saute this for 3 mins.
• Add pav bhaji masala, red chilly powder, black salt and coriander leaves, mix well and cook for few mins. Add lemon juice and mix well. Switch off the flame.
• Add the cooked rice, gently mix with masala using fork and spoon. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Hot, yummy tawa pulao is ready to serve with raita or papad.

Tips

• You can use raw rice or basmathi rice or even left over rice to make this pulao.
• If you don’t have pav bhaji masala, try with equal amount of kitchen king masala, garam masala and chat masala.  I tried this masala version, it tastes good.
• Add vegetables of your choice.
• Adjust amount of red chilly powder according to your taste. My chilly powder is really spicy so I used only 1 tsp.
• Adding turmeric powder is optional.