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Ingredients
- Serves 4 people
For cooking rice
100 g Basmati rice
250 ml water for cooking the rice
5 g Ghee
2 g salt
For Tawa Pulao
1 green bell pepper, finely-chopped
2 tomatoes, finely-chopped
1 onion, finely-chopped
10 g ginger-garlic paste (5g ginger + 5g garlic)
3 g red chili powder
2 g turmeric powder
5 g cumin seeds
20 g butter
1 carrot, cut into ½ inch cubes
50 g green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces
30 g green peas
5 g lime juice
5g salt
For garnishing:
few sprigs of fresh coriander
Tawa Pulao (Street Style Spiced Rice)
Tawa Pulao is a popular street food dish that is eaten during dinner all over India. The term Tawa literally translates to a pan, but the vendors of Tawa Pulao have no ordinary pan. They use a cast iron pan that is about 3 feet in diameter! Watching Tawa Pulao being made is a sensory experience and you can get ready for your kitchen to be filled with delicious aromas!
- Medium
- 15 min
- 15 min
- 15 min
- 3 steps
- 18 Ingredients
- Medium
- 3 steps
- 18 Ingredients
- 15 min
- 15 min
- 15 min
Instructions
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Cook the Basmati rice
- Rinse the Basmati rice under cold running water until the water from the rice starts running clear.
- Soak the rice in water for about 20 minutes. In a medium pot, add water, Ghee and salt. Bring them to a boil.
- Add the soaked rice into the boiling water and cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
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Boil the vegetables
- In a medium pot, add water and 2 g salt. Bring them to a boil.
- Add the carrots to the water and cook for about 4 minutes.
- Add the green beans and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the green peas and cook for 1 minute.
- Drain all the vegetables and set aside to cool. The vegetable must be completely cooked but not soft and mushy.
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Make the Tawa Pulao
- In a large pan or skillet, melt the butter. Add the cumin and cook until you hear a crackling sound and the cumin is aromatic.
- Add the finely-chopped onions and cook until they are translucent, or for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook until the raw aroma disappears, or for about 2 minutes.
- Then, add the finely-chopped tomatoes and bell pepper. Stir well.
- Stir and add turmeric and red chili powder.
- Stir again and cook the whole mixture for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the chopped green beans, carrot and peas and season with 3 g salt.
- Add the cooked Basmati rice and gently mix the veggies with the rice.
- Sprinkle some lime juice on the Tawa Pulao.
Plate and Serve!
Serve the Tawa Pulao piping hot and garnish with a few sprigs of coriander.
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Ingredients
- Serves 4 people
-
For cooking rice
100 g Basmati rice
250 ml water for cooking the rice
5 g Ghee
2 g salt
For Tawa Pulao
1 green bell pepper, finely-chopped
2 tomatoes, finely-chopped
1 onion, finely-chopped
10 g ginger-garlic paste (5g ginger + 5g garlic)
3 g red chili powder
2 g turmeric powder
5 g cumin seeds
20 g butter
1 carrot, cut into ½ inch cubes
50 g green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces
30 g green peas
5 g lime juice
5g salt
For garnishing:
few sprigs of fresh coriander
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