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Tawa Pulao Recipe

Tawa Pulao
Street Style Recipe: A Spicy Treat For Rice Lovers

50 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
20
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
Tawa pulao is a beloved Mumbai street food where cooked basmati rice is tossed on a large flat griddle with pav bhaji-style masala. The dish is quick to prepare and balances spiced vegetables with fragrant rice. This recipe guides you step-by-step, from soaking rice correctly to finishing it off with a squeeze of lemon for freshness.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
1 ½ cupsBasmati pulav rice
2 tbspOil
1 tbspButter
1 tspCumin seeds
1 largeOnion, finely chopped
2–3Green chillies, finely chopped
1 tspGarlic, finely chopped
1 inchGinger, finely chopped
1 tspRed chilli powder
¼ tspTurmeric powder
1 tbspRed chilli paste
to tasteSalt
2 mediumTomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbspPav bhaji masala
1 mediumGreen capsicum, finely chopped
¼ cupGreen peas, blanched
2 tbspFresh coriander leaves, chopped
2 tspLemon juice
to serveRoasted papads
to serveRaita