Bhaji Pulao, Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao
by Tarla Dalal

Love Pav Bhaji? Well, let’s bring the magic of this snack into our lunch and dinner menus too, albeit in a different form!

This innovative Bhaji Pulao features spiced rice, layered with mouth-watering bhaji, and served with crunchy-munchy, tongue-tickling churi papad. A brilliant one-dish meal, the Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao is also a wonderful way to make use of leftover bhaji.

Bhaji Pulao makes a delicious one dish meal , you can serve it along with some raita and kachumber .

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Bhaji Pulao, Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao recipe - How to make Bhaji Pulao, Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao

For The Rice
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
2 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
25 mm (1") piece cinnamon (dalchini)
1 bayleaf (tejpatta)
salt to taste

To Be Mixed Into A Churi Papad
1 cup roasted and coarsely crushed papad
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp melted ghee

Other Ingredients
3/4 cup leftover bhaji
melted ghee for greasing

Method
For the rice

Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon and bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
Add the rice and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Divide the rice into 2 equal portions.
Arrange one portion of the rice evenly in a greased 125 mm. (5") round aluminium tin and press it lightly using a back of a spoon.
Spread the bhaji evenly over the rice and top with the remaining portion of the rice and press it lightly using a back of a spoon.
Turn upside down on a serving plate and serve immediately with churi papad.

Handy tip

If you find it difficult to de-mould the rice, run a knife around the edges of the tin to loosen the rice.

Nutrient values per serving

Energy	241 cal
Protein	3.4 g
Carbohydrates	28 g
Fiber	2 g
Fat	12.8 g
Cholesterol	11.3 mg
Vitamin A	333.5 mcg
Vitamin B1	0.1 mg
Vitamin B2	0 mg
Vitamin B3	0.8 mg
Vitamin C	16.2 mg
Folic Acid	10.2 mcg
Calcium	20.9 mg
Iron	0.7 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	45.8 mg
Potassium	84.2 mg
Zinc	0.4 mg