Pav Bhaji Recipe-How to Make Pav bhaji-Mumbai style Pav Bhaji

Preparation time-40 minutes
Serving-6

Ingredients:

• Potato-2, Cauliflower-1/2, Carrot-1, fresh/frozen green peas-1/2 cup (Boil in pressure cooker for 2 whistle on medium flame)
• Chopped green chilli-2
• Grated garlic-10
• Grated ginger-1 inch
• Finely chopped green capsicum-1 (medium size)
• Finely chopped onion-1 (large size)
• Chopped tomato-3
• Kashmiri red chilli powder- 2 tsp
• Pav bhaji masala (any brand)-2 tsp
• Chopped coriander leaves
• Lemon slices for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Butter-2 tbsp
• Cooking oil-2 tbsp
• Pav (bread)

Method:

• Mash all the boiled vegetables and keep it aside.
• Turn on the flame and heat a pan, add 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp oil.
• Add green chilli, ginger and garlic, fry it for a minute on medium flame.
• Add chopped onion and fry the onion till it turns little soft.
• Add chopped capsicum, green peas, chopped tomato and fry it on medium flame for a minute.
• Add little salt to cook the tomato faster, cover the pan and cook it for a minute on medium flame.
• Add kashmiri red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala and cook it for a minute.
• Add the boiled mashed vegetables and 1/2 glass of vegetable stock or plain water, stir it.
• Mash the vegetables with potato masher in the pan, check the consistency and add water if needed.
• Add little salt, cover the pan and cook it for 2-3 minutes on low flame (keep stirring in between).
• Turn off the flame, garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and butter.
• Toast the pav with little butter on tava from both side.
• Serve with finely chopped onion, lemon slice and pav.