Full written recipe for Tawa Pulao
Prep time: 20-25 minutes (excluding soaking time)
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Serves: 4-5 people
Cooking rice
Ingredients:
SELA BASMATI | सेला बासमती 1 CUP (SOAKED)
SALT | नमक TO TASTE
TURMERIC POWDER | हल्दी पाउडर 1/4 TSP
Method:
Wash the basmati rice really well & soak it for 15-20 minutes.
Add water into a large stock pot & bring it to a roaring boil & add the salt & turmeric powder.
Further drain out the water from the soaked rice & add the rice into the stock pot, you have to par boil the rice so make sure that you don’t cook it completely & keep stirring at regular intervals, it will only take 3-4 minutes.
Once the rice is par boiled, strain it out using a large spider or a sieve & transfer it onto a large sieve or a plate.
After you have transferred all the rice, fluff it up using a fork so that all the excess steam escapes & the carry forward cooking stops. Let the rice rest & cool down.
Your rice for tawa pulao is ready.
Cooking tawa pulao
Ingredients:
KASHMIRI RED CHILLI | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च 30-35 NOS. (DESEEDED & SOAKED)
GARLIC | लेहसुन 150 GRAMS
GREEN CHILLI | हरी मिर्च 7-8 NOS.
WATER | पानी AS REQUIRED
BUTTER | मक्खन 2 TBSP
OIL | तेल 1 TBSP
CUMIN SEEDS | जीरा 1 TSP
VEGETABLES
ONIONS | प्याज़ 1 MEDIUM SIZED (SLICED)
CAPSICUM | शिमला मिर्च 1/3 CUP (JULIENNE)
TOMATOES | टमाटर 1/3 CUP (SLICE)
CABBAGE | पत्ता गोभी 1/3 CUP (JULIENNE)
BEETROOT | चुकंदर 2-3 TBSP (GRATED)
POTATO | आलू 1 NOS. (BOILED & DICED)
GREEN PEAS | मटर 1/4 CUP (BOILED)
POWDERED SPICES
TURMERIC POWDER | हल्दी पाउडर 1/4 TSP
KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1 TSP
CORIANDER POWDER | धनिया पाउडर 1 TSP
PAV BHAJI MASALA | पाव भाजी मसाला 1-1.5 TBSP
SALT | नमक TO TASTE
RED CHILLI GARLIC PASTE | लाल मिर्च लेहसुन कि पेस्ट 8-10 TBSP
HOT WATER | गरम पानी AS REQUIRED
GARAM MASALA | गरम मसाला A PINCH
KASURI METHI | कसूरी मेथी 1 TSP
FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया A SMALL HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
LEMON JUICE | निंबू का रस 1 TSP
Method:
To make the chilli garlic paste, add the deseeded & soaked Kashmiri red chillies into a mixer grinder jar along with garlic, green chillies & water.
Grind all the ingredients into a fine paste & your red chilli garlic paste is ready.
Now to make the tawa pulao set a tawa on high flame, once it gets hot add butter, oil & cumin seeds & stir well.
Further add the sliced onions, stir & cook until they turn light golden brown.
Once the onions turn light golden brown add all the remaining vegetables & stir everything well.
Then add all the powdered spices, salt & red chilli garlic paste, stir well & add hot water & continue to cook the vegetables for 2-3 minutes over high flame.
After cooking it for 2-3 minutes add the boiled basmati rice along with garam masala, kasuri methi, fresh coriander & lemon juice, stir everything well & sprinkle some fresh chopped coriander in the end.
Your street style tawa pulao is ready.
Red garlic chutney
Ingredients:
BUTTER | मक्खन 2-3 TBSP
OIL | तेल 2-3 TBSP
CUMIN SEEDS | जीरा 1/2 TSP
KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1/2 TSP
PAV BHAJI MASALA | पाव भाजी मसाला 1/2 TSP
CUMIN POWDER | जीरा पाउडर A PINCH
RED CHILLI GARLIC PASTE | लाल मिर्च लेहसुन कि पेस्ट REMAINING
SALT | नमक TO TASTE
BLACK SALT | काला नमक A PINCH
HOT WATER | गरम पानी 200-300 ML OR AS REQUIRED
Method:
In a hot tawa add butter, oil, cumin seeds, kashmiri red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, cumin powder & stir well.
Further add the remaining quantity of the red chilli garlic paste, salt, black salt & stir well.
Then add hot water as required & cook the chutney for 7-8 minutes or until the oil separates.
Your red chilli garlic chutney is ready.
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