Description
A Maharashtrian fast food dish served with (เคชเคพเคต) bread and garnished with coriander and chopped onions and generous amount of butter. One of the most popular, delicious street food dish from India.
Ingredients (serve 4 people):
- 1 tsp oil
- 4-5 tbsp butter (you can use more if you like pav bhaji to be more buttery)
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 cup matar soaked (dry green peas) for 5-6 hrs
- 1 cup diced green bell pepper (capsicum)
- 1 cup cauliflower
- 3 green chilies (or take according to your spice level)
- ยฝ cup diced beetroot
- 2 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 medium size onions chopped
- 2-3 tsp pav bhaji masala
- 1 ยฝ tbsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- ยฝ cup chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)
- Salt (as per your taste)
- 1 tsp amchur powder (optional)
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
- Pav 8-12 (Dinner Rolls: For recipe please click here)
Procedure:
First boil potatoes, cauliflower, beetroot, matar, 1cup tomatoes, ยฝ cup capsicum or pressure cook it (3-4 whistles). Once boiled, take out in a bowl and mash veggies with potato masher and keep it aside.
In a deep bottom pan, heat oil and 2 tbsp butter, then add chopped onions and remaining capsicum ( as ยฝ cup we used for boiling), saute till it turns translucent. Further add remaining 1 cup tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste, ยฝ tsp salt, saute till tomatoes become soft. Then add red chili powder, green chilies, cumin-coriander powder, amchur powder, pav bhaji masala, mix all ingredients well and saute for 3-4 min.
Then add mashed veggie mixture to the pan, combine it well so that veggies are completely mixed with masala. Then add 1cup water (to adjust the consistency of bhaji), 1 tsp sugar and salt (as per your taste), stir well. Cover it and let it simmer on low heat for 10-15 mins. After 15 min, add a generous amount of chopped coriander, butter and let it simmer for another 5-6 mins.
Finally serve with shallow toasted pav (crisp and golden brown in color), lemon wedge, chopped onions, fresh coriander and butter.
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