Ingredients

• 1 cup - Basmati rice (soaked for half an hour)
• 1/2 cup - Chopped onion
• 1/2 cup - Chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup - Boiled vegetables (like potatoes, carrots and cauliflower)
• 1/4 cup - Chopped capsicum
• 1/4 cup - Boiled green peas
• 1 tsp - Ginger garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp - Garam masala
• 1 tsp - Pav bhaji masala
• 1/4 tsp - Red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp - Chopped coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• 2 - Butter cubes
• 1/4 tsp - Cumin seeds
• Pinch of Hing
• 1 tbsp - Lemon juice

How to Make Tava Pulav

• Boil water and add a little ghee with salt. Add basmati rice and cook it till 85-90 % done. Drain water and keep aside.
• Heat butter cubes in a pan and add cumin seeds along with hing. Once they splutter, add ginger-garlic paste and chopped onion.
• Saute for 3-4 minutes and then add chopped tomato and capsicum.
• Add all the boiled vegetables after 2 minutes.
• Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and pav bhaji masala and mix well.
• Once vegetables are well-coated with spices, add cooked rice.
• Cook on high flame for 2 minutes and mix well.
• Squeeze lemon juice and sprinkle chopped coriander before serving.
• Recipe courtesy: My Own Food Court