pav bhaji

pav bhaji recipe

pav bhaji is one of the most popular mumbai sterrt food.

and the favorite snack dish mumbai.i generally make it

at home with available vegetables are cooked with tomatoes,

flavored with pav bhaji masala and served with buttery pav.

i have lot of memories of having pav bhaji at mumbai.

since my childhood in mumbai.i would use to observe 

the way the pav bhaji on his huge and giant hravy tava

with lots of butter. personally i also like this butter and 

use it for my recipes, but any branded or good quality 

butter can be used for making it.

i knw how to make pav bhaji and the best way is to

boil the vegetables frist and then mix it with rest of

ingredients. sometimes i use chopped tomatoes and

sometimes tomato pure. it always give a great taste

to our taste buds.

pav bhaji is also known as indian street specoal

food. let us show you how to make homemade

and tasty pav bhaji with healthy vegetables and 

fresh indian spices and pav bhaji masala.

how to make mumbai pav bhaji

prep time(10 minutes) 

cook time (15 minutes)

total time (25 minutes)

ingredients

*  2 medium potatoes

*  1 cup green peas

*  1 cup capsicum chopped

*  1 cup cauliflower florets 

    chopped

*  2 tsp ginger gailic paste

*  4-5 green chillies chopped

*  1/2 tsp cumin seeds

*  1 big onion chopped thinly

*  5 tomatoes chopped pureed

*  1/2 tsp red chilli powder 

*  1/2 tsp turmeris powder

*  2 tsp pav bhaji masala

*  2 tsp fresh coriander leaves,

    finely chopped

*  2 tbsp oil or butter 

*  salt to taste

    instructions

(1) boil the vegetables and keep aside.

(2) heat oil or melt butter in a pan add 

      cumin seeds. allow the seeds to 

      splutter and then add chopped 

      onion along with chopped capsicum.

(3) stir fry for a few seconds and then add

      ginger garlic paste, green chillies and

      saute for a minute on low heat.

(4) now add chopped tomatoes, salt, red

      chilli powder and turmeric powder.cook 

      for 3-4 minutes and simmer till the oil

      separates.

(5) mix in boiled vegetables and mash them

      with potato masher. add about 1/2 cup of

      water and mix continue to blend all the 

      flavors vegetable and spices.

(6) finally add pav bhaji masala and cook 

      for few more minutes.

(7) garnish with finely chopped coriander

      leaves and serve with buttery pav and

      lemon wedges. 

      note

  onion and capsicum takes less time in cooking

  do not over cook them. you just need to tender 

  it for bringing flavor in pav bhaji.