Pav Bhaji Recipe :
Pav Bhaji is one of the most popular dish especially in maharashtra.
This is one of the first few dishes which comes to my mind when you have to provide a nice hot meal in a hurry and one that tickles your taste bud.Try to include more veggies so as to make it healthy.
Prep Time : 25min
Ingredients:
Potatoes : 3
Peas : 1/2 cup
Carrot : 2 (peeled and chopped)
Cauliflower : 1 cup(chopped)
Capsicum : 1/2 cup(chopped)
Onions : 2(chopped finely)
Ginger-garlic paste : 1 1/2 tsp.
Pav bhaji masala : 2 tblsp.(available on all Indian store)
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp.
Chilli powder : a pinch
Tomato puree : 1/2 cup
Oil : 2 tblsp. , Butter : 1 tblsp.
Salt to taste
Lemon juice : 1 tblsp.
Fresh Coriander : 1/3 cup(finely chopped
Procedure:
- Take enough water to boil the potatoes(peeled),peas,carrot,cauliflower,capsicum together in a cooker.Cook for 10min-15min till the veggies are cooked properly.
- Till the veggies are cooking, grind tomatoes to make puree and keep aside.
- After the cooker cools down, take out the veggies mash it well with a veggie masher or using back of your spatula.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add oil / butter.When the oil/butter is hot, add the ginger-garlic paste,chopped onion along with a pinch of salt and saute it till they are nicely soft and transparent.
- Add chopped tomatoes/tomato puree to the pan. Add Pav Bhaji masala, salt and red chilli powder to the pan and mix well.
- When the tomatoes and onions are fully cooked, add mashed veggies to the pan and give a nice mix.
- Add water to make the consistency little thinner. Add coriander and butter.
- Delicious PavBhaji is now ready to serve with Pav. Roast the pav with butter .Serve the hot Pav Bhaji with freshly chopped onions,corriender and lemon slices and enjoy your dish!!
