Pav Bhaji

Name: Pav Bhaji
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil (30 ml); 4 pieces butter; 1 teaspoon finely chopped onions; 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste; 1/2 cup chopped bottle gourd (lauki) (about 75 grams); 2 tablespoons oil (30 ml); 4 pieces butter; 1 cup finely chopped onions (about 150 grams); 2 cups chopped green bell pepper (about 300 grams); 1 cup boiled, chopped potatoes (about 150 grams); 1/2 cup chopped beetroot (about 75 grams); 1 teaspoon chili powder; 3 teaspoons pav bhaji masala; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1/2 cup tomato puree (about 120 ml); 1 cube butter; 1 bunch cilantro; Butter and pav bhaji masala as needed for serving

Swati Surana @cook_23331390

Pav Bhaji is a popular snack, especially loved in Maharashtra. It's made by combining a variety of delicious vegetables. Pav Bhaji is a dish enjoyed by people of all ages. By adding healthy vegetables, it becomes both tasty and nutritious. Here, we’re sharing a spicy, easy, and low-fat Pav Bhaji recipe that you can easily make at home.

Swati Surana @cook_23331390

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Ingredients

2 tablespoonsoil (30 ml)
4 piecesbutter
1 teaspoonfinely chopped onions
1 teaspoonginger-garlic paste
1/2 cupchopped bottle gourd (lauki) (about 75 grams)
2 tablespoonsoil (30 ml)
4 piecesbutter
1 cupfinely chopped onions (about 150 grams)
2 cupschopped green bell pepper (about 300 grams)
1 cupboiled, chopped potatoes (about 150 grams)
1/2 cupchopped beetroot (about 75 grams)
1 teaspoonchili powder
3 teaspoonspav bhaji masala
1 teaspoonred chili powder
1/2 cuptomato puree (about 120 ml)
1 cubebutter
1 bunchcilantro
Butter and pav bhaji masala as needed for serving

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Steps

1

To make Pav Bhaji:
Heat oil in a pan. Add the butter pieces and onions.
Sauté the onions until golden brown, then add the ginger-garlic paste. Mix well.
2

Add the chopped bottle gourd and cilantro, and mix well. Next, add the chopped potatoes. Mash everything together thoroughly.
Add the chopped beetroot, salt, red chili powder, and pav bhaji masala. Mash and mix well.
3

Add the tomato puree.
Mix in the tomato puree, then add butter and cilantro. Let the bhaji cook, mixing all the vegetables together well.
4

Spread butter on the pav (bread rolls).
Sprinkle pav bhaji masala on the pav.
Toast the pav in a pan until golden brown.
Serve the hot pav bhaji with lemon wedges, onions, and green chilies.