Pav Bhaji- Mumbai street style
Pav Bhaji is a popular street food of Mumbai. It's an amalgamation of veggies which known as Bhaji. And it served with butter toasted, soft & crisp Pav buns. A delicious, complete meal loved by people of all ages.
Ingredients
- 3 medium size (boiled)- Potatoes
- 1 cup (roughly chopped)- Cauliflower
- 1 cup (roughly chopped)- Carrot
- ½ cup- Peas
- ½ cup (roughly chopped)- French beans
- 1 Large onion Finely chopped
- 2- 3- Large tomatoes roughly chopped
- 1- Capsicum/green bell pepper roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp- Ginger-garlic paste
- 1-2- Green chilies chopped
- 1½ tbsp- Pav bhaji masala
- ¼ tsp- Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp- Kashmiri mirch powder
- ½ tsp- Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp- Vegetable oil
- Butter
- Salt to taste
- 12 Pav/Buns
Instructions
Preparing the Bhaji
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Boil all the veggies except onion,, tomatoes, and capsicum, keep aside.
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In a bowl add potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and beans. Mash them a little using a vegetable masher. No need to mash them completely.
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Heat oil in a frying pan. Temper with cumin seeds. Add chopped onion, sauté them until light brown in colour.
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Add ginger-garlic paste, pav bhaji masala, turmeric powder kashmiri mirch powder, salt, and chopped tomatoes. Mix & stir them over low heat until fragrant.
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Mash the tomatoes using the spatula. Now add the mashed veggies, capsicum, green chilies, and peas. Mix well, and add ½ cup of water. Mix & cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Keep stirring to prevent burning from the bottom of the pan.
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Next to add garam masla powder. Mix well, top the bhaji with some butter (as much as you like) at this stage. Remove from the heat.
Preparinig the buttered pav/buns
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Slice the pav buns from the middle. In a frying pan add some butter, and sauté them from both sides until crisp toasted.
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Serve hot with Bhaji. And add some sliced onions, green chutney to the platter as accompaniments. Enjoy!