Bombay Pav Bhaji

Ingredients:                                                                                          Prep. Time: 30 Minutes, Serves: 6
3 medium sized potatoes
2 tomatoes , finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
1/2 big sized capsicum , finely chopped
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 carrot , peeled and finely chopped
1/4 cup green peas
Coriander leaves for garnishing , chopped
2 tablespoon Pav Bhaji Masala , of any brand
1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Cumin/Jeera powder
12 Pav/Bread
3 – 4 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil

Instructions:

• Boil the potatoes. Peel them after they cool down. Grate and keep aside.
• Boil the other vegetables and mash them slightly by hand.
• In a frying pan or tawa, add 1 tablespoon oil and 2 tablespoon butter and fry the onions till they turn pinkish.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and mix.
• Now add tomatoes and fry till tomatoes become mushy.
• Add all the spice powders and mix properly.
• Pour the grated potatoes and the mashed veges. Mix properly.
• Add 1/2 cup water. If needed, add more water.
• Keep on mixing and mashing the veges on the tawa with the pav bhaji masher.
• Add salt to taste.
• Keep the lid covered and let it cook for sometime.
• After 5 minutes switch off the gas.
• Garnish it with a blob of butter and coriander leaves.
• Slit the pav. Apply butter and fry the pav on both sides.
• Serve the hot Bombay pav bhaji with fried pav, chopped onions and a piece of lemon.

Note: Pav recipe can be found here.

This post was published on 13th Oct 2011. Today i.e. on 24- Aug-2018 I have updated it with new images.

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