Pav Bhaji
Servings 4
Ingredients
For Pav
- Pav Bread
- Butter for roasting
For Bhaji
- 1 cup Potatoes
- 1/2 cup Carrots
- 1/2 cup Beans
- 1/2 cup Cauliflower
- 1/2 cup Peas
- 2 big Onions
- 3 big Tomatoes
- 4 pods Garlic
- 2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- A pinch Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 50 gm Butter
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Clean and cut all the vegetables. Pressure cook them. Once they are cool, mash them to paste.
- Chop Onions, Tomatoes finely. Crush the garlic, this gives a nice taste to the gravy.
- Heat a pan, add butter and oil. Add onions, sauté till they are nicely gold in colour. Then, add garlic.
- Once onions are done, add tomatoes and salt. Once its well cooked and soft, add Pav bhaji masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder. Cook on high flame for few mins, till the masala gets mixed well. Pav bhaji masala can be made at home or can be store bought.
- Then, add the mashed Vegetables, allow it to simmer for a few minutes.
- Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and add butter on top.
- Roast the pav in a pan with butter and serve the bhaji with slice of onion and lemon.
Notes
Its ok to have one or two pieces in their original shape...but if you have a kid who refuses to eat anything in shape of a Veg, then take my advice and mash to real paste with nothing recognizable. Kids are smart you see, they will see through these tricks.
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