Tawa Pulao/Tava Pulao

For the day 2 of blogging marathon #47,sharing you a simple and flavorful tawa pulao.
Tawa pulao is an easy to make rice variety and a great option to use the left rice.
The highlight of the recipe is the use of pav bhaji masala which gives a nice flavor and taste to this recipe.As this rice i z mild its ideal for kids lunch box also.Off to the recipe..............

Tawa Pulao/Tava Pulao

 

   Basic Information

    Preparation time 10 minutes

    Cooking time 30 minutes

    Serves 2

  

   Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice	3/4 cup
Carrot,beans,capsicum(chopped)	1 cup
Onion(sliced)	2 (medium size)
Tomato(chopped)	1 (medium size)
Ginger&garlic paste	1 tsp
Red chilly powder/milagai podi	1/4 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala Powder	11/2tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4 tsp
Green peas/pattani(fresh or frozen)	1/4 cup
Oil	11/2 tbs
Salt	1 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	1-2 tbs
Lemon juice	1-2 tsp

  

   Method 

    

• Cook the rice in a rice cooker  and once its done separate the grains.Heat a griddle with oil and crackle the cumin seeds,saute the sliced onion with a pinch of salt till it becomes transparent.Add in the ginger&garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell disappears.Now add in the chopped tomato and cook it till mushy.

• Add the chopped veggies and peas and mix it well.At this stage add in chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt.Mix it well,add in around 1/4 cup of water and cook it in a low to medium flame for couple of minutes or till the raw smell goes off.Put off the flame.

• Now add in the pav bhaji masala powder and give it a mix.Add in the cooked rice and chopped coriander leaves,lemon juice.Mix it well.Now put on the flame and keep in a low flame for 5 minutes.

• Serve it warm with raita and pappad.

 

 

Enjoy...................................................

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Masala Pav

We are entering the Blogging Marathon #47 and for this week I am going to showcase menu card recipes.Valli has given 4 menu cards and we need to choose 3 recipes from a menu card.
After seeing the menus card of chatkazz,I wanted to try some of the Mumbai road side recipes.
As I am a great fan of chaat items I wanted to try some of the recipes.I had masala pav long time back in a chaat corner and I liked it a lot.So I wanted to give a try and referred  some of the videos how its made in road sides.
The masala is made in a griddle then the pav is toasted with the masala with generous amount of butter.Here I made it using the griddle since I made it for two of us for our evening snack.
If you want to make it in large quantities,make the masala in a pan and toast it in a griddle.With no further delay lets move on to the recipe.....................................

Masala Pav

 

   Basic Information

    Preparation time 10 minutes

    Cooking time 30 minutes

    Serves 2

  

   Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Pav Buns	2
Butter/Vennai	2-3 tbs
Onion(chopped)	1 (medium size)
Tomato(chopped)	1 (large size)
Ginger&garlic paste	2 tsp
Red chilly powder/milagai podi	1/4 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala Powder	1 tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4 tsp
Capsicum/kudamilagai(chopped)	1/3 cup
Oil	1 tbs
Salt	1 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	1-2 tbs

  

   Method 

    

• Keep all the ingredients ready and heat a griddle with oil and crackle the cumin seeds.Saute the chopped onion with a pinch of salt till it becomes transparent.Add in the ginger&garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell disappears.Now add in the chopped capsicum and fry it  for couple of minutes.

• Once the capsicum becomes soft add in the chopped tomato and cook it till mushy.At this stage add in the spice powders and salt.Mix it well,add in around 1/4 cup of water and cook it in a low to medium flame for couple of minutes or till the raw smell goes off.

• Add in the chopped coriander leaves and cook it for a minute,finally add a tsp of butter and mix it well. Now slit the pav bun and keep it on top of the masala and apply butter on the top of the bun.Cook it for 2 minutes.

• Then carefully flip it to the other side and cook for another minute,make sure the masala coats well.Fold the pav carefully and transfer to a plate.

• Serve it warm with a lemon wedge.

Enjoy..............................................................

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Pav Bhaji Masala Powder

Homemade spice powders are so fresh and flavorful,so I prefer to make it home.Today I am sharing a nice aromatic spice powder used to make pav bhaji and other North Indian recipes.
Soon I will be sharing the recipes which uses this spice powder and adapted it from Veginspiration.Lets move on to the recipe.........................

Pav Bhaji Masala Powder

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 5 minutes

   Cooking time 10 minutes

   Makes 3/4 cup(approximately)

    

  Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Coriander seeds/dhaniya	1/4 cup
Red chilly/varamilagai	10-12
Black pepper/milagu	2 tbs
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	2 tbs
Fennel seeds/sombu	11/2 tbs
Cinnamon/pattai	10-12 (1 inch piece)
Black Cardamom	4-5
Dry aamchur powder/mangai podi	2 tbs

  

  Method 

• Dry roast all the ingredients except aamchur powder in a medium flame till a nice aroma comes out and becomes golden.

• Finally add the aamchur powder and put off the flame.Mix it well.Let it cool down to room temperature.

• Dry grind it in a blender to a fine powder.Spread it on a plate for 10-15 minutes to cool down completely

•  Store it in an air tight container.

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