BON APPETIT: Tawa Pulao

Mumbai is synonymous with vibrant spirits, welcoming people, amazing monsoon and of course yummy food. It is a potpourri of various types of cuisine and has awesome street food at roadside stalls as well as the scrumptious dishes at the classy restaurants. Having spent a few years in mumbai i literally binged on the road side food and fondly remember those happy times every now n then---- Tawa Pulao is one such street food of which am a huge fan! To spice up the rice n vegetables Pav Baji Masala is used and a few road side vendors also add red chilli powder or garam masala/kitchen king. This dish is also perfect if you have left over rice and the makeover it gets will have people asking for more !!
I served Tawa Pulao with Pomegranate Raita and the dish was a complete knockout-----

What goes:-

Boiled Rice - 1 large cup
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1 to 2
Carrot,Potato- 1 cup
Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Green peas ( fresh/frozen) - handful
Cardamom- 2 to3 pods
Mace - a little
Cloves - 3
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala - 2 tsp
Garam Masala or Kitchen King Masala - 1 tsp (optional)
Lemon juice - 1tsp
Finely chopped coriander leaves - For garnish
Butter - 1 to 2 tbsp
Salt - as per taste

How did i do it:-

Boil the sliced carrots/potatoes/green peas n set aside.

Wash rice well and drain.Cook rice in a pot or pressure cooker and keep aside.
Heat butter in a kadai or a heavy bottomed pan, add fennel seeds and as they splutter, add mace, cloves and the seeds of cardamom along with ginger-garlic paste and saute well.

Add sliced onions, and saute till they turn translucent.

Add chopped tomatoes along with salt and let it cook for a while. Now add Pav Bhaji Masala and cook till oil separates.

Add the boiled vegetables and let the mix simmer for a while so that the vegetables absorb the spice.

Add chopped capsicum and cook till done.Finally add cooked rice,lemon juice, salt, garam masala / kitchen king masala and mix them all in low heat