Rice Vermicelli Tawa Pulav (Gluten Free)
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Tawa vermicelli pulav is a recipe using the rice noodles found in the Asian section of the grocery store and the pav bhaji masala. I prefer using rice vermicelli instead of the more commonly used wheat vermicelli. It’s a tasty and unique dish to take in the lunch box too. The pav bhaji masala gives a very different flavour to the dish.
Rice Vermicelli Tawa Pulav
Ingredients for Rice Vermicelli Tawa Pulav:
- Rice vermicelli: 500g
- Mixed vegetables: 1 cup chopped (green beans, carrots, peas, capsicum, etc)
- Onion: 1 medium(thinly sliced)
- Cashew nuts: 10 nos.
- Ginger garlic paste: 2tsp
- Tomato: 2 big , finely chopped
- Green chilies: 1 slit lengthwise (optional)
- Pav bhaji masala: 3 tsp
- Kashmiri red chili powder: 1/2-1 tsp (as per heat tolerance)
- Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
- Jeera: 1tsp
- Cinnamon: 1″ stick
- Cardamom: 2nos.
- Coriander: 3 tbsp( finely chopped) for garnish
- Lemon juice: 2 tsp
- Oil/ Butter/Ghee: 1 tbsp
- Salt: to taste
Method:
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Heat oil/butter in a kadai and add the cumin/jeera, cinnamon, cardamom, cashews ,slit chili(optional)
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Then add the turmeric powder, sliced onions and the ginger garlic paste. Saute till the onions start turning brown.
- Add, the mixed vegetables and stir fry till the vegetables are almost cooked.
- In the meanwhile, boil some water with a tsp of oil in a saucepan. Once it boils switch off,add the rice noodles/vermicelli(broken into smaller pieces) and let it sit for 2 minutes and then drain and keep aside.
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Add the chopped tomatoes ,salt and saute until the tomato turn soft and mushy then add the pav bhaji masala, chili powder.
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Saute until the oil is released from the masala paste.
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Add the rice noodles/vermicelli and mix well to coat every strand of the vermicelli with the masala.
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Squeeze some lime juice, mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Serve the Rice vermicelli tawa pulav with raita or as is.