Tawa Pulao Recipe (Mumbai Street Style)

Name: Tawa Pulao Recipe (Mumbai Street Style)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice (or long grained rice); 4 cups of water (for cooking the rice); 2 to 3 drops of oil; salt as required; 1 medium green bell pepper ((capsicum) - chopped); 2 large tomatoes (or 150 grams tomatoes - chopped); 1 medium onion (or 50 grams onions- chopped); ½ inch ginger + 2-3 garlic (- made into a paste in a mortar-pestle or 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste); ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (or add as required); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala (or add as required); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 tablespoon butter (or oil or half-half of both); 1 small to medium carrot (- chopped); 1 medium potato (- chopped); ½ cup green peas (- fresh or frozen); ½ teaspoon lemon juice (or as required); a few chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves) or parsley leaves)

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:15min

Tawa Pulao is a popular Mumbai street food made with cooked rice and mixed vegetables sautéed together with butter, pav bhaji masala, spices and herbs. It is a quick and flavorful rice dish often made with leftover rice and served hot with lemon wedges and chopped onions or raita.

Updated at: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:16:18 GMT