Tawa Palao/Pulav

      TAWA PALAO/PULAV (Street Food)

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2-3   Cuisine: Indian Street food

INGREDIENTS

For Chilli Paste

Dry red chillies (soaked)                 6-8 no's

Garlic cloves                                     5 no's

Cumin seeds                                    1 tsp

Garam masala powder                    ½ tsp

Pav bhaji/biriyani masala powder  ½ tsp

For Tawa Palav

Oil                                                  1 Tbsp

Butter                                            1 Tbsp

Green chillies                               2 no's

Cumin seeds                                1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste                      1 tsp

Onion (sliced)                               1 small

Chilli paste                                    2 Tbsp

Cabbage (shredded)                    ¼ cup

Capsicum (sliced)                        ½

French bean's (chopped)            3-4 no's

Tomatoes (chopped)                   1 small

Green pea's (boiled)                     ½ cup

Potatoes (boiled)                         1 medium

Salt                                                To taste

Pav bhaji masala powder           ¼ tsp

Garam masala powder               ¼ tsp

Coriander powder                        1 tsp

Water                                            splash

Rice (cooked)                              2-3 cup's

Coriander leaves                         garnish

Butter                                           1 Tbsp

METHOD

In a blender add soaked dry red chillies (soaked for 3-4 hours), garlic cloves, cumin seeds, garam masala powder, pav bhaji masala powder/biriyani masala powder in a blender and blend into fine smooth paste and keep it aside.

Heat a pan/tawa in low flame add butter and oil when it's hot add cumin seeds, let it splutter now add green chillies, onions and saute till onions are translucent, now add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes, now add chill paste which was blended and cook for 2 minutes, now add cabbage saute well and cook it for 3-4 minutes. Add French Bean's and cook it for 2 minutes later add in the capsicum, boiled potatoes, tomatoes and mix everything together and cook for 5-6 minutes. Adjust the salt add in the biriyani/pav bhaji masala powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder and a splash of water to bring everything together and cook for 2 minutes. Now add the cooked rice and toss well and finally add the butter garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the flame. 

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