Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food, specially in Maharashtra. Pav/dinner rolls are served with spicy mashed veggies/bhaji topped with onion,cilantro and a dollop of butter. This recipe is spicy, tangy and flavorful.
Ingredients
- 2 medium Potatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1/2 Cup Peas
- 1/4 cup green beans
- 1/4 cup cauliflower optional
- 1/4 cup pumpkin optional
- 1/4 beetroot optional
- 1.5 Tbsp Pav Bhajji masala
- 4-5 cloves laung
- 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
- 1 tsp dried fenugreek seeds
- 1 Big Spoon Oil
- 50 -70 gms Butter
- 1.5 tsp Salt
Tarka
- 2 Onions
- 4 Tomatoes
- 1 Green Bell pepper chopped
- 1 Tsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Pav Bhajji Masala
- 3 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 50 gms Butter
Instructions
- Pressure cook all the veggies ( cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, and green peas,pumpkin,beetroot,french beans) with Minimum water and salt.
- Heat butter/oil in wok on medium-high flame. Add onions and sauté for 4-5 minutes.
- Add ginger garlic paste saute for a minute.
- Add bell pepper and sauté for another 3-4 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, pav bhaji masala and salt. Add the ground mixture of fenugreek seeds and fenugreek leaves and cloves.
- Cook well till the oil oozes from sides.
- Open the pressure cooker as the pressure is released, and use an immersion blender to coarsely grind the ingredients. You can also use a potato masher to mash the bhaji to the desired consistency.
- Mix the blended veggies with our tarka, add a dollop of butter,1 tbsp pav Bhaji masala and Kashmiri red chili powder.
- Put on medium low flame and let the bhaji simmer for 10 minutes.(add water to adjust the consistency).
- Bhaji is ready to be served.
Preparing Pav
- Slice each pav or dinner rolls in two halves.
- Heat butter on a pan and place the sliced pav on it. Lightly toast on one side and then turn to toast on the other side.
- Pav are ready to be served with bhaji.
Serving Pav Bhaji
- Take 1-2 ladles of bhaji in a plate. Add a dollop of butter. Sprinkle some chopped onions and cilantro on the top. Sprinkle some lemon juice on the top if you like a tangier taste. Serve with buttered pav's on the side.
