Preethi's Andhra Kitchen: Mumbai Special Tawa Pulao

Monday, January 11, 2010

Posted by MY WORLD OF RECIPES at 9:31 PM

Serves : 2

Ingredients :-

Basmathi rice : 1&1/2 electric rice cooker cups

Cauliflower : 1/4 of a small cauliflower

Capsicum : 1 small

Carrot : 1

Potato : 1 small

Green peas : 1/2 cup frozen

Tomato : 1 plum

Onion : 1

Green chillies : 2

Garlic : 3 pods

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Cumin : 1/2 tspn

Bay leaf : 2

Pav bhaji masala : 2 tspn

Kitchen king masala : 1 tspn

Garam masala : 1/4 tspn

Salt : 1&1/2 tspn + 1/4 tspn

Water : 1/4 cup

Spring onions : 1 bunch

Red chilly paste : 1 tbspn

Lemon : 1/2

Preparations :-

Clean rice and add enough water as directed , add 1&1/2 tspn salt and cook till fluffy and cool it.
Chop onion , slit green chillies , chop cauliflower , capsicum , carrot , potato, spring onions , garlic and tomato .
Heat a wok add 1 inch cube butter and 2 tbspn oil and when hot add cumin seeds , bay leaves, finely chopped garlic and green chillies.
Then add onions and fry till half done and add ginger garlic paste.
Add all veggies except tomato ,mix them and add 1/4 tspn salt and fry them till they are cooked. Check whether veggies are cooked by piercing laddle into a potato piece .
Once they are cooked add tomato and add pav bhaji masala , kitchen king masala and garam masala and fry for a minute, add red chilly paste and add water . Adding little water helps in producing enough moist , helps in better mixing of masalas to veggies and helps in not getting burnt to the bottom. Add spring onions and dont mix it.
Immediately add rice and give a good mix. Squeeze lemon juice and mix gently. When Rice turns hot switch off stove and serve hot.
If u like u can serve it with raitha but i like it as it is.