TAWA VEG PULAVU

 

Ingredients

1. Basmati rice – 1 ½ cup /360gms
2. Water – 3 cups
3. Ghee – 4 tbsp
4. Jeera - 2tsp
5. Cardamom – 2
6. Cinnamon – 1 small piece
7. Cloves -4
8. Bay leaf – 1
9. Onion – 1 cup chopped
10. Tomato – ½ cup chopped
11. Ginger – Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
12. Carrot – 1 finely chopped
13. Beans – 1 cup chopped
14. Green peas – 1 cup boiled
15. Capsicum – 1 chopped
16. Salt as needed
17. Pavu baji masala – 1 ½ tbsp
18. Chilly powder – 1 tsp
19. Turmeric powder – 1tsp
20. Lemon – 1

Method

1. Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins, drain and cook the rice adding salt and 3 cups of water and keep aside.
2. Soak the chilly, turmeric and pavu baji masala powders in little water for 10 mins.
3. Heat ghee in a pan (tawa) add spices and fry for few mins then add chopped onion sauté them in medium heat  until golden brown.
4. To the above add ginger- garlic paste, sauté for few seconds until the raw taste of the ginger and garlic goes away then add tomato and cook till soft. To it add the soaked powders, sauté, add chopped carrot and beans, cook until the carrot get cooked ,then add boiled green peas sauté well adding enough salt.
5. Finally add cooked rice and sprinkle lemon juice, mix well and turn off the flame.
6. Serve hot with raitha.