Tava Pulav is a popular street-style recipe made with cooked rice and vegetables. A famous dish from Mumbai / popular as street-style food and is loved by all. One of the recipes which I absolutely lovemaking. The reason behind, it’s quick to make and tastes absolutely fantastic. A one-pot meal to take away all your worries! Also, it’s healthy too – I have added Homemade Paneer too.
Serve this with a raita of your choice, rice papad, and voila!
Raita Recipes to try:
Also, I use this chopper which makes the entire process so quick and easy. Yay.
Reasons why you should try Tava Pulav
- Quick recipe, takes about 10-15 minutes.
- Filling and comforting.
- One pot meal to satisfy the hunger pangs.
- An ideal recipe for Lunch/Dinner/Brunch.
- Goes really well with Raita and some rice papadams.
- Clean your fridge kinda recipe.
- Perfect for toddlers/kids.
- Great recipe when you have leftover Rice.
Tips for making the perfect Tava Pulav
- Keep your vegetables ready. Chop and dunk.
- If already planned, make rice before hand so that it cools down and doesn’t break while cooking.
- If making it instantly, make rice and then spread it in a thali so that it cools down.
- You can use any vegetable of your choice.
- Make it with butter, it elevates the recipe to the next level.
Product recommendations:
- Vegetable Chopper. Highly recommend.
- Pav bhaji Masala
- Frozen Peas.
- American Sweet Corn.
- Pav Bhaji Masher.
- Non stick Tava
- Rice Papad.
- Basmati Rice.
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Video recipe to check.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup/Katori basmati rice Washed and soaked.
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 1 cube butter
- 1/2 teaspoon Jeera
- 1 whole Dried whole red chilli
- 2 medium onion Finely chopped
- 4-5 number Garlic cloves Chopped
- 1/4 Katori Cabbage Finely chopped
- 1/4 Katori paneer Deep fried/Shallow fried.
- 1 number tomato Finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Haldi
- 1 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala You can add more.
- a pinch Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- coriander leaves finely chopped.
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Instructions
- Wash and soak Basmati rice for half an hour to 45 minutes.
- Cook the rice like we normally do. Boil water in a vessel, add a pinch of salt and add the rice. Let it cook. Drain the water. Cool it down and keep it aside.
- Heat oil + butter in a tava or a frying pan. Add in jeera, whole dried red chili, and garlic. Saute it for a minute. Now add in the onions and cabbage.
- Add in the tomatoes and cook till it becomes mushy. Add in the masala and cook it till it starts releasing oil.
- Now add in the rice and gently toss it. Be careful as we don't want to break the rice.
- Adjust the salt, add in lemon juice and Paneer cubes. Toss everything.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with Raita. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Add vegetables of your choice.
- You can add capsicum, bell peppers, and broccoli too.
- Instead of deep fry, shallow fry the Paneer cubes.
- Adjust the salt and spicy-ness according to taste and preference.
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