Tava Pulao

This scrumptious street food comes from Gujarat.

I made it with left over rice and served it for dinner. The Pati could not get enough of it. 🙂

You shall need: [Serves 2]

3 cup… Cooked rice

1/2 cup… Tomato Puree

1… Medium Size tomato [chopped]

1/2 cup… Peas [Boiled]

1.. Onion [chopped]

2.. green chillies [chopped]

1/4 cup… Coriander [Washed and chopped]

1/4 cup… Carrots [Washed, diced and boiled]

5-6…Cauliflower florets [Washed and boiled]

1.5 tbsp… Pav bhaji masala

1 tbsp… Dhaniya powder

1/2 tsp… Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp.. Jeera

2 tbsp… Oil

2 tbsp… Butter

Salt

Lemon [to taste]

Pinch of hing

Method:

• In a pan, heat oil. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add a pinch of hing.
• Add onions and cook them until they turn pink.
• Now add green chillies and tomatoes.
• Cook until tomatoes are semi done.
• Add the puree, salt, pav bhaji masala, turmeric powder and dhaniya powder.
• Once the masala leaves the fat, add all the veggies and cook until the masala is done.
• In a separate pan, heat 1/2 tbsp butter. Add some rice [As need be] toss it in butter.
• Add about 3-4 tbsp of the masala. Mix it well.
• Serve it hot with some butter on the top.

I served it with Methi ni bhaji na gota [Methi pakoras] and dahi.

Cheers

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