Tawa Pulao

Tawa pulao

Ingredients

1 ½ cups Basmathi rice (cooked with salt)
¾ tsp cumin (jeera)
1 big onion chopped or sliced thinly
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 carrot chopped small
¼ cup green peas (mashed or as it is)
2 tomato chopped small
½ green or red capsicum cubed
1 ½ tsp red chili paste (can mix red chili pow with enough water)(optional)
1 ½ tsp pav bhaji masala
Salt to taste
3 tbsp butter / oil
3 to 4 tbsp. water
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Heat butter/oil in a pan, add cumin and sauté till they begin to crackle.
Add onions, fry them till transparent
Add ginger garlic paste, fry till u get an aroma.
Add tomatoes and salt. Fry till tomatoes turn mushy
Add the vegetables, red chili paste or red chili powder and pav bhaji masala powder, mix well
Pour 3 to 4 tbsp. Water just enough to cook the vegetables. Cook till the water evaporates fully and the carrot is cooked.
Add the cooked rice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve tawa pulao.