Tava Pulao

    The one very famous street food and personally my favourite... The best Tava Pulao that I have tasted till date is the one from Shiv Sagar, Transit in Forum Mall, Bangalore. Love the flavours of it. Do try it out on your next visit.

The method is very simple and you can make this recipe in few minutes.

Ingredients:

Basmati rice cooked - 2 cups
Tomato - 1 large
Onion - 1 med
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Boiled Peas - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1 chopped
Capsicum - 1 chopped
Green chillies - 3 to 4
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala - 2 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Butter - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

Chop all the vegetables finely and keep aside. Mash the peas slightly so as to break them.

Also slit the green chillies lengthwise.

Heat a pan and add butter to it. Add jeera when the butter starts to melt.

Now add the chopped onions and green chillies and fry them till onions turn translucent. Add the ginger garlic paste and the tomatoes. Cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes till the tomatoes become soft.

Now add the mashed peas, chopped carrots and capsicum. Mix well and add little water enough for the veggies to get cooked. Close the lid of the pan and let it cook on med flame for around 5 mins. 

After 5 mins, check if the carrots are done. After the carrots are cooked nicely, add the salt and pav bhaji masala. Mix well and cook till there is no water left. Now add rice and gently mix. Cook on a high flame for another 2 mins. 

Remove it from flame and add lemon juice and mix well.

Serve hot with Roasted Papad.

Note: 

1. If you cut the vegetables bigger, pre boil them for around five minutes else the carrots remain raw.

2. This pulao also tastes very good with left over rice. 

3. If you do not wish to use butter, you can either use ghee or oil.

Enjoy Cooking.. :)