Maharashtrian
Pav Bhaji Pulao (Tawa Pualo)
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Serves: 2-4 people
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Spice Level: Low
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Pre-cooked rice (1 cup)
- Green peas (mattar) (1/2 cup)
- Carrot (gajar), chopped (1/2 cup)
- Cumin seeds (jeera) (1 tsp)
- Ginger paste (adrak) (1/2 tsp)
- Garlic paste (lasoon) (1/2 tsp)
- Green chillies, finely chopped (2-3)
- Onion, finely chopped (1)
- Tomatoes, finely chopped (1)
- MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp)
- MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder (1 tsp)
- MTR Pav Bhaji Masala (3 tsp)
- Oil (1 tbsp)
- Butter (2 tbsp)
- Green capsicum (hari Shimla mirch), chopped (1/2 tsp)
- Lemon juice (1 tsp)
- Salt (To taste)
Method
- Steam the gajar and mattar in a steamer or in the microwave along with some salt.
- Then, heat some oil and butter in a pan. As soon as it heats up, add the jeera and let it splutter.
- Next, add the adrak and lasoon paste and green chillies and sauté for 1 minute.
- Now, add chopped onions and salt. Cook till it turns brown.
- Then, add the hari Shimla mirch and tomatoes. Mix well and add 1/2 cup of water and cook till the tomatoes turn pulpy.
- Add the MTR Haldi/Tumeric Powder, the MTR Lal/Mirch Red Chilli Powder and the MTR Pav Bhaji Masala and saute.
- Cook till the oil starts separating from the tomatoes.
- Then, add the steamed gajar and matter, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cooked rice next, and mix everything delicately without breaking the grains.
- Sauté for 2 minutes so that the rice gets heated thoroughly.
- Finally, squeeze some lemon juice, mix and serve piping hot.
