Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Vegetable Tawa Puloa | Tava Pulav

Know What You Eat: Tava Pulav | Tawa Puloa is a term every Mumbaikar's are well verse with, and its as famous as Mumbai's Pav Bhaji, found in every nook and corner almost in every restaurants and in everybody's menu options..Tawa Pulao can be instantly put together with cooked rice | leftover rice and Pav Bhaji masala, addition of  vegetables and other hot Indian spices makes it more enticing and mouthwatering.This recipe originally is prepared on a hot smoking tava / griddle, as the name suggests. But you can also use a regular pan / wok. Butter is usually used but you can  substitute it with regular cooking oil and ghee (clarified butter) in 1:1 proportion. Here's how to make Pav-Bhaji which will compliment this rice dish.

Veg Tawa Puloa

Vegetable Tawa Puloa | Tava Pulav Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 C Boiled or Steamed Rice, (each grain separate)
  • 1/4 C Green Peas Boiled
  • 2 Onion, finely chopped
  • 2 Medium Tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 Medium Bell pepper, chopped 
  • 1 Medium Carrot, diced
  • 8 Cloves of Garlic, chopped
  • Cilantro, chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies chopped finely
  • 3 tbsp Butter Or Oil ( I used Amul Butter)
  • 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
  • 3 Tbsp Pav Bhaji Masala
  • 1 Tbsp Garam Masala
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • Lemon juice per taste
Method
  • Cook rice on stove, not in pressure cooker, strain under cold water to get each grain separate. Keep it aside.
  • Heat a wok, now add butter or oil, once it is hot add cumin seeds, when they crackle stir in chopped garlic. Saute for a minute on low fire.
  • Add chopped onions and fry until crisp and golden brown.
  • Its time to add chopped carrots, bell pepper, cook it for a while and then add chopped tomatoes and cilantro along with all the spices | masalas and required salt.
  • Cook it for another 5 mins and combine well with a spoon. Once all the spices and vegetables mix in well its now time to stir in cooked peas and rice. 
  • Mix and toss it very well but be gentle you dont want to break rice and make it like a khichadi .
  • Squeeze in lemon juice, and garnish it with chopped cilantro and serve it warm with or without yogurt.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Team Continuum - Pixels Of Promise | Immediate Care Fighting Cancer

Team Continuum 2003Team Continuum is a non-profit organization dedicated to taking immediate care of anyone involved in fighting cancer.They give cancer patients access to the everyday cure fill in the physical and emotional gaps of support so cancer patients can have the strength to focus on their treatment. They also provide funding to health care facilities and foundations, to enhance the delivery of care, communication and educational services for cancer patients. To  learn more about Team Continuum please visit Pixels Of Promise.Org

Benefits include coaching, race day gear, and a private pre-race pasta party. For more information visit our website www.teamcontinuum.net or call 917-595-4168.






How it all Began
In 2003 a man with stage 3 Myeloma asked his doctor if he would be able to run in the NYC Marathon. Considering be was about to go through a stem cell transplant, surgery on his left arm and a few rounds of chemo, his doctor thought he was crazy.

After figuring he was in fact serious, his doctor was so inspired he decided to run with him, and raise money doing so. That man was Paul Nicholls, the founder of Team Continuum, and he finished his marathon so others could do the same.


Since 2003, he and his volunteers have raised over $3.5 million to help families battling cancer and to provide funding to improve cancer patient care programs, at some of the largest cancer treatment facilities in the country.

Goal
Their goal is to maximize and expand our partnerships with endurance sports that mirror the challenges, commitment, hope and strength required to endure living with cancer, as well as the ultimate reward in emerging victorious. Because as a patient, family member, friend, caregiver, or Team Continuum supporter we're all in the race together.


Team Continuum has always prided itself on being the custodians of funds donated to their  organization by the general public.You can always join the team as a volunteer, an athlete, or as a sponsor just like Eitan Hochster, David Circle, Kevin Lester, Justin Wunderuch, Ada Vassallo Robert Galvin and many such athletes are  part of Team Continuum.

Not Called Team CAN For Nothin'

Team Continuum is honored to be an official Charity Partner of the New York Road Runners. With several hundred entries we are among the largest independent teams in the world-class 2010 ING NYC Marathon. 
Team Continuum has always prided itself on being the custodians of funds donated to their  organization by the general public.You can always join the team as a volunteer, an athlete, or as a sponsor just like Eitan Hochster, David Circle, Kevin Lester, Justin Wunderuch, Ada Vassallo Robert Galvin and many such athletes are  part of Team Continuum.Athletes who did not get in via the lottery or did not register at all can secure their entry by joining the team and registering online at www.teamcontinuum.net. 


DisclaimerThis sponsorship is brought to you by Team Continuum who we have partnered with for this promotion.