Pav Bhaji recipe

Yield: 4-5 Servings
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins


Ingredients for Bhaji:

• 1/2 Kg Potato diced
• 1/4 kg green peas
• 1/4 kg onion finely chopped
• 1/4 kg tomato chopped
• 100 gms cabbage diced
• 100 gms cauliflower diced
• 100 gms capsicum diced
• 1 beet root diced
• 3-4 green chillies chopped
• 1 inch ginger
• 10-12 garlic cloves
• 1 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
• 2-3 tsp red chilli powder
• 2-3 tbsp Pav-Bhaji Masala
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt as per taste

Method:

1. Cook together all vegetables well - Potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, beet root, green chillies. This can be done in pressure cooker with 3-4 whistles.
   
2. Smash these vegetables once cooked. Strain excess water in separate container. This can be used once bhaji is ready and needs water for desired consistency.
   
3. Heat oil in pan.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste. Add chopped onions. Stir it till onion gets translucent.
5. Add chopped tomatoes. Stir it till smooth paste.
6. Now, add salt, red chilli powder, Pav-Bhaji Masala. Stir it well till oil comes out.
7. Add vegetable mixture to this. Mix it well. Cook it for 5 minutes.
8. After putting off flame, add butter.

Presentation:

1. Shallow fry pav in the pan in butter.
2. Serve Bhaji with Pav and Onion, lemon, chopped coriander leaves.