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 .
Bhaji Pulao, Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao recipe - How to make Bhaji Pulao, Layered Pav Bhaji Pulao
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
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
For the rice
- 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
- 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
- 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.
| 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 |
Wow.. this is so good.. To use left over bhaji.. with layered rice.. i have loved the combination of the rice, bhaji and the papad churi.. A liked the idea of using the bhaji.. This is a must try recipe..