Pav bhaji is the staple street food of Maharashtra, India, consisting of a vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll.
| Preparation Time: | 45 minutes |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
Ingredients
| Potatoes (aloo) | 3 medium |
| Red onion | 1 cup chopped |
| Freshly blended tomatoes | 2 cups |
| Green chilies | 1-2 |
| Phoolgobhi (cauliflower) | 4 small florets |
| Carrots (gajar) | 1 |
| Shimla Mirch or Capsicum or Bell Pepper | 1 |
| Matar (shelled peas) | 1/2 cup |
| Pav bhaji masala (available in Indian stores) | 2 tsp |
| Red chilli powder (lal mirch) | 1/2 tsp |
| Salt | 1 1/4 tsp |
| Butter | 3-4 tbsp |
| Dinner rolls (not the sweet ones) | 12 |
| Fresh coriander leaves | 1/4 cup |
Method
- Peel, wash and chop potatoes and carrot coarsely. Chop capsicum and cauliflower coarsely.
- Put the chopped vegetables and peas in a pressure cooker with about 2 cups of water. Boil until very soft (about 10 minutes after first whistle). Let it cool
- Mash the vegetables in cooker only.
- Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan and fry chopped onions until they are translucent.
- Add pav bhaji masala, chilli powder, chopped green chillies and stir for a minute.
- Add freshly blended tomatoes and cook till oil starts separating.
- Now add mashed vegetables and mix.
- Cook for ten minutes on slow heat. The mixture should be soft but not too loose. Garnish it with chopped onions mixed with salt and lime juice, coriander leaves & butter. Keep aside.
- Heat a griddle. Slice each dinner roll in half. Butter them and fry on both sides till they are light brown.
- Pav Bhaji is ready to serve.
Notes
- Except potatoes, you can replace other vegetables with any other vegetables of your choice. Very often I add frozen vegetables like green beans, carrots and peas.
- You can also squeeze a lemon on the bhaji to make it more chaat like.
Summary
Recipe Name
Pav bhaji
Author Name
Ruchi Garg
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