Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is one of the popular street food and loved by all age group. Since its raining here and I was carving for some good street food so I thought of making Pav Bhaji.

RECIPE:
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 15-20 mins

Ingredients:

• Potatoes: 2 medium( boiled and smashed)
• Beans: 1/3 cup ( finely chopped)
• Cauliflower: 1/2 cups ( finely chopped)
• Peas: 1/3 cup 
• Carrots: 1/2 cup (grated)
• Capsicum: 1/4 cup ) finely chopped)
• Onion: 1 large( finely chopped)
• Tomato: 2 medium (finely chopped)
• Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp
• Green chilies: 2 (finely chopped)
• Red chili: 1/2 tsp
• Lemon juice: 1&1/2 tsp (optional)
• Jeera/cumin seed: 1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves: few string
• Salt to taste
• Butter as required
• Pav/bread buns: 6

Method:

• Heat the oil in kadai/pan and add jeera and green chilli.
• When jeera start splutter then add Onion and saute till onion is transparent.
• Add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell leaves.
• Add the finely chopped cauliflower and beans cook for 4-5  mins or till veggies gets soft then add the grated carrot, capsicum and peas, mix well and cook for another 4-5 mins.

• Add the chopped tomato and cook till tomatoes are soft.
• Add chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, pav bhaji masala and salt, mix well and cook for around 5 mins.

• Add mashed potato and coriander leaves and mix well. Cook for a min.
• smash the mixture with potato masher and  and add little water. 
• Simmer the heat/flame and bring it to boil.

• Once gravy starts to thicken, turnoff the heat. 
• Add lemon juice and butter, mix well. 
• Toast the halves pav/bun using butter over medium heat until buns are golden brown from both sides.
• Serve toasted Pav/ buns with Bhaji.

Note:

• You can boil all the veggies and can add then together to make it easier.
• Can add other veggies of your choice.
• Use butter for cooking Bhaji, it taste awesome.