Tawa Pulao (Mumbai Style)

for cooking rice

• 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

other ingredients for tawa pulao

• 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
• salt as required