Pav Bhaji (Mixed Veggies with Toasted Bread - Mumbai Street Food)

Name: Pav Bhaji (Mixed Veggies with Toasted Bread - Mumbai Street Food)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup each of capsicum, carrots, potato, peas, cabbage and cauliflower; 1 tbsp. oil; 3 tbsp. butter or as required; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1-2 tomatoes, pureed; 1 tbsp. tomato paste; 1/2 tsp. salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder; 2 tbsp. pav bhaji masala; extra butter; 1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed; 1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves. chopped; few pavs (bread) as required; onion, green chilies & lime wedges

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#CA26 - This is a favorite Mumbai street food found in every street corners and is also popular in the other parts of Maharashtra. It is a simple mixed vegetables served with butter toasted pavs / bread. Quite filling and wholesome, it satiates your hunger and is a perfect evening snack. The bhaji is healthy and nutritious with the goodness of mixed veggies. Moreover one can keep a check on the amount of butter if it is homemade. You can camouflage it with any veggies that your kids do not like and it will be gone in no time without any fuss. There is absolutely no need to worry if Pav Bhaji masala is unavailable. You can add some garam masala instead. In fact, I sometimes use chicken masala too. It works just as fine. Enjoy along with lime wedges, green chilies, chopped onion and coriander leaves.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Saved

Ingredients

25-30 minutes

2 servings

1 cupeach of capsicum, carrots, potato, peas, cabbage and cauliflower
1 tbsp.oil
3 tbsp.butter or as required
1onion, chopped
1 tbsp.ginger-garlic paste
1-2tomatoes, pureed
1 tbsp.tomato paste
1/2 tsp.salt or to taste
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tbsp.Kashmiri red chili powder
2 tbsp.pav bhaji masala
extra butter
1 tsp.kasuri methi, crushed
1-2 tbsp.coriander leaves. chopped
few pavs (bread) as required
onion, green chilies & lime wedges

Saved

Steps

25-30 minutes

1

Pressure cook the veggies in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles. Mash them well with a potato masher and keep aside,
2

Heat oil and butter in pan & sauté the onion till it turns translucent. Add ginger-garlic paste & all the dry spices mixed with some water.
Sauté till the oil separates.
3

Add tomato puree & tomato paste. Continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the mashed veggies & required quantity of water. Simmer on a low flame for 8-10 minutes or till the oil floats on the top.
4

When almost done, add some more butter & kasuri methi. Give it a
mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and keep aside.
5

Heat another tsp. of butter on a tawa. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala,
a tsp. of the prepared bhaji and some coriander leaves. Toast the pav halves on both sides.
6

Serve pav bhaji with a dollop of butter along with the toasted pavs. chopped onion, green chilies & lime wedges.