Tawa Pulao

Ingredients:

• SELA BASMATI 1 CUP (SOAKED)
• SALT TO TASTE
• TURMERIC POWDER 1/4 TSP

Method:

1. Wash the basmati rice really well & soak it for 15-20 minutes.
2. Add water into a large stock pot & bring it to a roaring boil & add the salt & turmeric powder.
3. Further drain out the water from the soaked rice & add the rice into the stock pot, you have to par boil the rice so make sure that you don’t cook it completely & keep stirring at regular intervals, it will only take 3-4 minutes.
4. Once the rice is par boiled, strain it out using a large spider or a sieve & transfer it onto a large sieve or a plate.
5. After you have transferred all the rice, fluff it up using a fork so that all the excess steam escapes & the carry forward cooking stops. Let the rice rest & cool down.
6. Your rice for tawa pulao is ready.

Cooking tawa pulao

Ingredients:

• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI 30-35 NOS. (DESEEDED & SOAKED)
• GARLIC 150 GRAMS
• GREEN CHILLI 7-8 NOS.
• WATER AS REQUIRED
• BUTTER 2 TBSP
• OIL 1 TBSP
• CUMIN SEEDS 1 TSP
• VEGETABLES
• ONIONS 1 MEDIUM SIZED (SLICED)
• CAPSICUM 1/3 CUP (JULIENNE)
• TOMATOES 1/3 CUP (SLICE)
• CABBAGЕ 1/3 CUP (JULIENNE)
• BEETROOT 2-3 TBSP (GRATED)
• POTATO 1 NOS. (BOILED & DICED)
• GREEN PEAS 1/4 CUP (BOILED)
• POWDERED SPICES
• TURMERIC POWDER 1/4 TSP
• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER 1 TSP
• CORIANDER POWDER 1 TSP
• PAV BHAJI MASALA 1-1.5 TBSP
• SALT TO TASTE
• RED CHILLI GARLIC PASTE 8-10 TBSP
• HOT WATER AS REQUIRED
• GARAM MASALA A PINCH
• KASURI METHI 1 TSP
• FRESH CORIANDER A SMALL HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• LEMON JUICE 1 TSP

Method:

1. To make the chilli garlic paste, add the deseeded & soaked Kashmiri red chillies into a mixer grinder jar along with garlic, green chillies & water.
2. Grind all the ingredients into a fine paste & your red chilli garlic paste is ready.
3. Now to make the tawa pulao set a tawa on high flame, once it gets hot add butter, oil & cumin seeds & stir well.
4. Further add the sliced onions, stir & cook until they turn light golden brown.
5. Once the onions turn light golden brown add all the remaining vegetables & stir everything well.
6. Then add all the powdered spices, salt & red chilli garlic paste, stir well & add hot water & continue to cook the vegetables for 2-3 minutes over high flame.
7. After cooking it for 2-3 minutes add the boiled basmati rice along with garam masala, kasuri methi, fresh coriander & lemon juice, stir everything well & sprinkle some fresh chopped coriander in the end.
8. Your street style tawa pulao is ready.

Red garlic chutney

Ingredients:

• BUTTER 2-3 TBSP
• OIL 2-3 TBSP
• CUMIN SEEDS 1/2 TSP
• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER 1/2 TSP
• PAV BHAJI MASALA 1/2 TSP
• CUMIN POWDER A PINCH
• RED CHILLI GARLIC PASTE REMAINING
• SALT TO TASTE
• BLACK SALT A PINCH
• HOT WATER 200-300 ML OR AS REQUIRED

Method:

1. In a hot tawa add butter, oil, cumin seeds, kashmiri red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, cumin powder & stir well.
2. Further add the remaining quantity of the red chilli garlic paste, salt, black salt & stir well.
3. Then add hot water as required & cook the chutney for 7-8 minutes or until the oil separates.
4. Your red chilli garlic chutney is ready.