Pav Bhaji Recipe

Pav Bhaji Recipe with step by step photos! Pav means soft bun or dinner roll. Bhaji is a mixed vegetable gravy with some flavorful spices. Since pav and bhaji are served together, hence it is called Pav Bhaji. It is a popular Indian Street food especially in Bombay. I have already posted the Pav Recipe in my blog.  So what are you waiting for. Go ahead and try it now!

Furthermore, I would like to share some suggestions for making pav bhaji recipe. Firstly, you can also add some chopped beetroot with veggies to get bright red colour and it is also healthy. Secondly, you can also add some grated cheddar cheese. Finally, if you want more spicy, then add chopped green chilies while frying onion. You can also add 1/2 tsp dried kasturi methi along with masala powders.

Pav Bhaji Recipe 2020-09-05 04:33:55

Pav Bhaji Recipe

Serves 4
Prep Time: 00:15
Cook Time: 00:15
Total Time: 00:30

Ingredients

• 250 grams, diced potato
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1/4 cup, chopped green beans
• 1 medium sized, chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup, finely chopped onion
• 1&1/2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
• 2 medium sized, finely chopped (3/4 cup) tomatoes
• 1/2 cup, chopped red and green capsicums
• to taste salt
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp pav bhaji masala
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 lemon
• some, chopped coriander leaves
• 6 pav buns
• 1 medium sized, chopped onion
• chopped coriander leaves
• butter
• lemon wedges

Instructions

• In a pressure cooker, add all the veggies with one cup of water and pressure cook until you heard 2 whistles over medium heat or cook all the veggies with 1&1/2 cups water in a pan until the veggies are soft.
• When the pressure releases open the lid and mash them well.
• Heat a pan with oil and butter.
• When the oil heats add chopped onion and fry until they become translucent.
• Then add ginger and garlic paste and fry until a nice aroma comes.
• Also, add chopped tomatoes and capsicums and then add salt, mix well and cook for 3 to 4 mins until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
• Then add chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, cumin powder and turmeric powder.
• Mix and stir fry for 2 mins or until its raw smell goes.
• Then add 3/4 cup of water and bring it to boil.
• When the water starts to boil, add mashed veggies and mix well, cook until the mixture becomes thickens.
• Switch off the heat, then add chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice.
• Slit the pav buns horizontally leaving one edge intact.
• Meanwhile, heat a pan or tawa with butter and toast the buns for a minute or until lightly crisp.
• Serve the buns with hot bahji, chopped onion, coriander leaves and with lemon wedges. Enjoy!

By Santhi Therese
The Indian Claypot

In a pressure cooker, add all the veggies with one cup of water and pressure
cook until you heard 2 whistles over medium heat or cook all the
veggies with 1&1/2 cups water in a pan until the veggies are soft.

When the pressure releases open the lid and mash them well.

Heat a pan with oil and butter.

When the oil heats add chopped onion and fry until they become translucent.

Then add ginger and garlic paste and fry until a nice aroma comes.

Also, add chopped tomatoes and capsicums

and then add salt,

mix well and cook for 3 to 4 mins until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.

Then add chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, cumin powder and turmeric powder.

Mix and stir fry for 2 mins or until its raw smell goes.

Then add 3/4 cup of water and bring it to boil.

When the water starts to boil, add mashed veggies and mix well,

cook until the mixture becomes thickens.

Switch off the heat, then add chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice.