Pav bhaji is the best chat foods after Gol gappe (Pani poori). This is actually very popular among Mumbai street foods. Pav bhaji consists of the bhaji (a potato-based curry) and the pav, garnished with coriander and chopped onions. It is normally served with heavy dose of butter, so this is not gonna be a healthy dish. Having this dish during winter/rainy days is just amazing.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 Potato
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup carrots and frozen peas
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 Tomatoes, chopped finely
- 2 green chillies, chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2 tablespoon pav bhaji masala
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- a small pinch of asafoetida (heeng)
- 2 Lemons sliced
- 1 teaspoon of dry mango powder (Amchur powder)
- Oil
- Butter
- salt to taste
- fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- Pav/buns for serving
- Boil cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, french beans, green peas. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a large skillet, add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste and green chillies and cook for 2-3 minutes. (you can add capsicum too if you wish, But I don't like capsicum in pav bhaji)
- Now add finely chopped tomatoes, pav bhaji masala, chilli powder,coriander powder,gram masala, and little salt.
- Simmer for 5-6 mins . Now add all the veggies and cover the pan and cook until the veggies are tender.
- Mash all the veggies with potatoes masher as fine as you can and add some water and cover the pan, simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes more.
- Again mash the veggie and add 1 tablespoon of butter to it and simmer the gas and cook until the oil separates from the masala.
- You need a thick, mashed gravy with the veggies. So, you have to mash it at least 3-4 times and cook covering it with water. In the end add few drops of lemon juice.
- Once the Bhaji is done, heat another pan with big dollop of butter, slit the pav horizontally and toast slightly brown.
- Sprinkle fresh coriander leaves into the masala.
- Serve with some chopped red onion, green chillies, lemon wedges on side and top the masala with butter and serve hot.