Mumbai Tawa Pulav Street Style

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 Mumbai’s tava pulav is one of the most famous street food. You will find many street vendors and small shops across Mumbai selling this delicious tava pulav. It’s a quick and simple recipe with one secret ingredient which makes it unique and completely street style.  Check my recipe below to find more about it.



Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 3 large tomatoes roughly chopped
  • 1 large capsicum, sliced
  • 1½ cup cabbage, sliced
  • ¼ cup boiled peas
  • 3 large boiled potatoes, diced
  • ½ teaspoon jeera/cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons pav bhaji masala
  • 2 large cups boiled white rice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh coriander
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • salt to taste

Red Chilli Garlic Paste

  • 10-12 dried red chillies
  • ¼ cup garlic cloves

Steps In Making

Red Chilli Garlic Paste

  • Cut the dried red chillies into 2 pieces and remove all the seeds.
  • Soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and later drain the excess water.
  • Add the chillies in a mixer grinder along with the peeled garlic cloves and grind till it forms into a paste. The red chilli garlic paste is ready.

Tawa Pulav

  • To make the taw pulav take a large pan or a tawa and add oil and butter in it.
  • Once the butter melts, add the cumin seeds and chopped ginger and toss for a minute.
  • Now add onions and cook them for 2-3 minutes or until they turn translucent.
  • Add tomatoes and salt and mix well. Now let it cook till the tomatoes become soft.
  • Further add 3 tablespoons of the chilli garlic paste we prepared earlier and mix well. You can increase the quantity if you extra spice.
  • Now add the sliced capsicum, cabbage, peas and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add all the dried spices like, pav bhaji masala, garam masala, jeera powder and mix well. Add 4-5 tablespoons of water and let the veggies cook with the masala for 3-4 minutes.
  • Once done, add two large cups of boiled rice and mix until the rice is well coated with all the masala. Cover it with a lid and cook 2-3 more minutes
  • Lastly top it with some butter, lemon juice and fresh coriander mix
  • Serve hot with raita, papad and salad.

Recipe Notes

  • You can add any veggies of your choice.
  • If you like extra spice then add more extra red chilli paste along with some chilli powder.


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