Mumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao – Tawa Pulav – Mumbai Tava Pulao – Spicy Tava Pulav Recipe

Detailed Mumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao – Tawa Pulav – Mumbai Tava Pulao – Spicy Tava Pulav Recipe along with photos.

Street foods of Mumbai are world famous be it pav bhaji, bhel puri, sev puri, ragda pattice or sandwiches andMumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao – Tawa Pulav – Mumbai Tava Pulao – Spicy Tava Pulav Recipe is one of them. This is one of the most popular street foods of Mumbai which is made with cooked or left over rice and has “Pav Bhaji” Masala as a main ingredient along with lots of veggies and chilli garlic paste.

The chilli garlic paste made by soaking dried red chillies and blending together with garlic cloves. This paste takes the taste of this recipe to a next level and it is not to be skipped.

To make this recipe we have to sauté the vegetables along with the spices and adding cooked rice to it. This is a very flavourful and delicious recipe which is a complete meal in itself and is combined very well with curd or raita.

I often make this with the left over rice especially during winters when there is no scarcity of healthy and colourful vegetables.

Check my other Rice and Main Course recipes.

Here is the detailed recipe for Mumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao – Tawa Pulav – Mumbai Tava Pulao – Spicy Tava Pulav Recipe along with the pictures.

🍴 Time to Prep        20- 25 minutes

⏰Time to cook         10-15 minutes

🍛 Servings              3-4 servings

👩 Author                 Ruchika

🍲 Cuisine             Indian/Street food

♨ Course                 Side dish/Main Course

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 big onion finely chopped
• 2-3 green chillies finely chopped
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 2-3 dried chillies
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1 medium sized capsicum (finely chopped)
• 2 big tomatoes (cubes)
• 1/2 cup French beans
• 1/2 cup carrots
• 2 tablespoons pav bhaji masala
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon crushed kasoori methi
• Fresh coriander
• 1 tablespoon jeera (cumin seeds)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Water as required

Notes/Tips to follow

• To make this recipe preferably use cooked or left over rice and sauté separately with the veggies.
• You can any use any veggies of your choice like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes etc.
• Try not to skip dry chillies and garlic paste as it gives a great flavour to the recipe which is quite like the Mumbai street flavour.
• Spiciness can be balanced as per your taste.

Recipe for Mumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao

1. Firstly soak 2-3 dried red chillies in a bowl for 10-15 minutes

2.Add garlic and soaked chillies in a blender jar.

3. Blend into a smooth paste.

4. Heat oil in a pan.

5. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and stir.

6. After this 1 tablespoon jeera or cumin seeds and let them crackle.

7. Add onions and stir.

8.Once the onions turn translucent, add chopped green chillies and sauté.

9. Now add chopped tomatoes and mix well.

10. Cover with a lid and let the tomatoes cook.

11. Add 2 tablespoons pav bhai masala and turmeric powder and mix.

12. Now add 1 cup green peas.

13. Add chopped capsicums.

14.Cook well.

15. Further add chopped carrots and mix.

16. Add French beans and cook.

17. Now add 2 tablespoons of chilli garlic paste and mix really well.

18. Add a little water if the veggies turn dry.

19. Now, cover with a lid and cook for a minutes.

20.Further add red chilli powder.

21. Add Salt and garam masala and mix well so that the spices are well combined with the spices.

22. Now add 1 tablespoon crushed kasoori methi.

23. Add fresh coriander leaves and mix.

25. Lastly add cooked rice rice and cook really well so that rice absorb all the flavours.

26. The delicious Tawa Pulao is ready to be served . Enjoy with raita or curd or have just like that.

Ingredients for Mumbai Streetfood Tawa Pulao:

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 big onion finely chopped
• 2-3 green chillies finely chopped
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 2-3 dried chillies
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1 medium sized capsicum (finely chopped)
• 2 big tomatoes (cubes)
• 1/2 cup French beans
• 1/2 cup carrots
• 2 tablespoons pav bhaji masala
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon crushed kasoori methi
• Fresh coriander
• 1 tablespoon jeera (cumin seeds)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Water as required

Instructions without photos

1. Firstly soak 2-3 dried red chillies in a bowl for 10-15 minutes
2. Add garlic and soaked chillies in a blender jar.
3. Blend into a smooth paste
4. Heat oil in a kadhai.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and stir.
6. After this 1 tablespoon jeera or cumin seeds and let them crackle.
7. Add onions and stir.
8. Once the onions turn translucent, add chopped green chillies and sauté.
9. Now add chopped tomatoes and mix well.
10. Cover with a lid and let the tomatoes cook.
11. Add 2 tablespoons pav bhai masala and mix.
12. Now add 1 cup green peas.
13. Add chopped capsicums and cook well.
14. Further add chopped carrots and mix.
15. Add French beans and cook.
16. Now add 2 tablespoons of chilli garlic paste and mix really well.
17. Add a little water if the veggies turn dry.
18. Now, cover with a lid and cook for a minutes.
19. Further add red chilli powder.
20. Add Salt and garam masala and mix well so that the spices are well combined with the spices.
21. Now add 1 tablespoon crushed kasoori methi.
22. Add fresh coriander leaves and mix.
23. Lastly add cooked rice rice and cook really well so that rice absorb all the flavours.
24. The delicious Tawa Pulao is ready to be served . Enjoy with raita or curd or have just like that.