Pav Bhaji | Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji Recipe

Pav bhaji is a fast food dish from Maharashtra, India, consisting of a thick vegetable curry fried and served with a soft bread roll (Pav).

Ingredients:

Potatoes –  4 medium boiled
Tomatoes –  3 medium finely chopped
Cauliflower-  1/4 cup grated
Green Peas – 1/2 cup coarsely mashed  (frozen / fresh- boil & mashed )
carrot – 1/4 cup grated
Onions-  1 large  chopped
Ginger & Garlic Paste – 1 Tbsp
Green capsicum – 1/2 finely chopped
Green chillies – 2 finely chopped
Fresh coriander leaves – chopped
Lemons 2
Oil – 3 Tbsp
Salt to taste
Pav bhaji masala – 2 Tbsp
Tomato Paste – 1 1/2 Tbsp
Butter
Pav 8

Preparation Method:

1. Boil, cool, peel and grate potatoes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add 1 Tbsp of butter. Add chopped onions, Saute till light brown. Add chopped green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Saute for a minute.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and mix well. Add salt and pav bhaji masala. Cook for 3-4 minutes till oil gets seperate.
4. Add chopped capsicum, mashed peas, grated cauliflower, grated carrot & grated boiled potatoes and one and a half cups of water.
5. Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes, pressing with the masher  few times, till all the vegetables are completely mashed.
6. Add tomato paste and mix well. let it cook for 2 more minute, stirring continuously.
7. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
8. Heat  butter in a thick-bottomed tawa.  Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala .Slice pav horizontally into two and pan fry in butter for half a minute,till pav is crisp and light brown.
9. Garnish the bhaji with lemon slice and chopped onions and serve with hot Pav.