Pav Bhaji
The popular Mumbai street food!
Pav Bhaji
Description
The popular Mumbai street food!Ingredients
For Bhaji
Grind together or fine chop together
For garnish
To serve
Instructions
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Pressure cook potatoes for upto 5-6 whistles or till cooked. Peel and mash. Boil peas. Mash lightly.
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Finely chop capsicum, onions. Grind or fine chop ginger-garlic-green chillies. Coarsely crush tomatoes in mixer or chop finely.
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Melt butter in a wide shallow pan, season with jeera.
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Add onions. Fry till they turn soft. Add ginger-garlic-green chillies.
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Add the tomatoes and fry till it is mashed properly. Add the tomato puree/ paste if adding.
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Add capsicum and fry for 2-3 mins.
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Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, dhania powder, pav bhaji masala. Mix well.
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Add mashed potatoes and peas. Mix and add water, about 2 cups or as needed. Adjust the
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water as per the consistency desired. Add salt.
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Let cook. Mash the bhaji in between with a potato masher when the bhaji is getting
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cooked. Cook till gravy becomes thick.
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Sprinkle lime juice and mix. Garnish. Sprinkle chaat masala lightly if desired.
To serve
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Cut the pav bun horizantally into two. Apply butter and heat on tava. Serve the pav with the prepared bhaji on its side. May dot the bhaji with a little butter if desired.
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Serve hot bhaji with toasted pav and some chopped onion and lime wedges on the side.