One of the most delicious street food is Pav Bhaji. Originated in western India, now it has become a part of all the directions be it north south or east. It is mostly sold on hand carts and kiosks. This is eaten as an evening snack. It is a whole meal in itself. This is served with loads of butter and dash of lime juice and chopped onions.
The more butter it has the more yum it becomes.
Ingredients:
For the bhaji:
3 Potatoes
4 Tomatoes
3 Onions
1 Carrot
2 Green Chilies
1/2 cup Cabbage
1/2 cup Capsicum
1/2 cup Green peas
4 Florets of cauliflower
Salt To taste
1 tbsp Ghee
For the Tadka:
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1 Tomato (finely chopped)
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2-3 tbsp Pav Bhaji Masala
Butter
Fresh Coriander
For Serving:
6-8 Pavs (or as Required)
1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
Fresh Coriander
Lemon slices
Butter
Procedure:
To make the bhaji:
The more butter it has the more yum it becomes.
Bhaji |
Ingredients:
Ingredients |
3 Potatoes
4 Tomatoes
3 Onions
1 Carrot
2 Green Chilies
1/2 cup Cabbage
1/2 cup Capsicum
1/2 cup Green peas
4 Florets of cauliflower
Salt To taste
1 tbsp Ghee
For the Tadka:
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1 Tomato (finely chopped)
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2-3 tbsp Pav Bhaji Masala
Butter
Fresh Coriander
For Serving:
6-8 Pavs (or as Required)
1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
Fresh Coriander
Lemon slices
Butter
Procedure:
To make the bhaji:
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add in chopped onions. Stir them well. Cook them for a while.
- Add in tomatoes. Let it cook on medium flame.
Chopped Onions and Tomatoes |
- Then add in all the chopped vegetables (Cabbage+Capsicum + Peas + Cauliflower + Potatoes)
Remaining Vegetables in the cooker |
- Add in 1/2 cup water. Pressure Cook the vegetables for 10 minutes.
- Then switch off the gas.
- Remove the mixture in a wide vessel.
- Take a potato masher, mash all the boiled vegetables.
Mashed Vegetbales |
For the Tadka:
- Heat butter in a kadahi. Add in ginger-garlic paste.
- Then add in the chopped onion.
- Let the onion cook and turn brown in color.
- Then add in the tomatoes. Let this cook till it leaves oil for around 7-8 minutes.
- Add in the mashed vegetables + pav bhaji masala.
- Mix all this well.
- Add in more butter around 2 tbsp.
- Now let the bhaji cook on low flame for 20 minutes-30 minutes.
- Adjust Seasonings. (Salt and pav bhaji Masala)
- You can add more Pav Bhaji Masala as per your taste and requirement)
- As i have mentioned before the more butter the more yummy it is.
For serving:
- Cut the pav into halves.
- Heat butter in a pan, toast these pavs in it.
- Now take a plate, put 2 pavs, 2 tbsp bhaji,
- Sprinkle some lime juice, garnish with onions and coriander.
- 1 dollop of butter.
- Serve hottt.
Pav Bhaji |
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