TAWA PULAO !!!!!!!!

TAWA PULAO...one of Mumbai's famous street food. I adopted this recipe from one of my favourite blog FLAVORS AND COLORS. An ideal rice dish for lunch box.

Ingredients                                                                             

2 cups Basmati  rice 
1 onion large sized  
1 capsicum medium sized finely chopped 
2 tomatoes medium sized finely chopped 
1 tsp cumin seeds 
1 cup mixed vegetables, boiled
1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 
1/2 tsp chili powder 
1/2 tsp turmeric powder 
1 tbsp pav bhaji masala 
1/2 tsp garam masala 
2 tbsp butter + oil 
Salt as per the taste
Sugar as per the taste(i skipped this)
1 tbsp lemon juice  

Method:

Cook the rice separately and keep it ready.

In a wok, heat butter + oil. Add cumin seeds and when they crackle add ginger garlic paste, finely chopped onions. Saute on medium heat till the raw smell disappears. Add chopped tomatoes and saute them till they turn mushy. Next add finely chopped capsicum and saute it for a minute. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, pav bhaji masala powder saute for few minutes. Add boiled veggies and mix well till the veggies get nicely combined with spice mix. Sprinkle some water if the mixture starts sticking at the base of the wok. Add cooked rice, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt as per taste and sugar [optional step I usually do for my kids]. Mix everything well and cook it with covered lid on sim flame for 5 minutes. Switch of the flame. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves, raw chopped onions and lemon wedges. Serve it hot with raita/ papad.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))