Pav Bhaji Recipe

Delicious Indian Street Food Pav Bhaji served with lime, butter and chopped onions

Pav bhaji is a popular street food in India. This is spicy dish which can be prepared during festivals and special events. With recent popularity of street foods, Pav Bhaji has found its place in marriages and other family functions

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Course: Food Recipes, Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 50

Servings:

Calories: 660kcal

Author: Team Felicity

Ingredients

Main Ingredients for Pav Bhaji

8 Pav Bun
250 g Potatoes Aloo
100 g Cauliflower Phool Gobhi
50 g Carrot Gajar
1 cup Garden Peas Matar
1 cup chopped onion Pyaz
5 Tomato Tamatar (Medium Size)
1 cup chopped Green Capsicum Shimla Mirch
2 Garlic cloves Lahsun
10 g Green chillies Hari Mirch
2 tsp Salt or As per taste
1.5 tsp Red chilli powder Kashmiri Lal Mirch
1 tsp Turmeric Haldi
3/4 tsp Cumin Seeds Jeera
3.5 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Kasuri Methi
60 g Butter Makkhan
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Butter to Roast Pav
Fresh Coriander leaves for Garnishing

Instructions

Preparation Steps to make Pav Bhaji

Peel Potatoes and cut them into medium pieces.
250 g Potatoes
Wash Cauliflower thoroughly in running water and cut it into medium pieces.
100 g Cauliflower
Peel Carrots and cut them into medium pieces
50 g Carrot
Now take potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and garden peas in a pressure cooker and add two cups of water to it. Add 1/4 tsp of Salt to it.
250 g Potatoes, 100 g Cauliflower, 50 g Carrot, 1 cup Garden Peas
Pressure cook it for 2 - 3 whistles at max and turn of the flame.
Meanwhile, finely chop onion, tomatoes, and green capsicum separately in a blender and keep them aside for later use.
1 cup chopped onion, 5 Tomato, 1 cup chopped Green Capsicum
Now take Garlic cloves and green chillies in a blender to make Green chilli - Garlic paste.
2 Garlic cloves, 10 g Green chillies
Once the pressure releases gradually, open the pressure cooker and take boiled vegetables in a bowl.
Now mash the vegetables properly using a Spatula.

How to make Pav Bhaji

To make Pav Bhaji, first take a frying pan and put it on high flame.
Now add, vegetable oil and approx 25 g butter to it.
60 g Butter, 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Once the butter melts, add Cumin seeds to it.
3/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
As Cumin seeds will start spluttering and turn dark brown in colour, add finely chopped onion to it.
1 cup chopped onion
Saute onions for 2 - 3 minutes until they turn light brown in colour.
Now add finely chopped capsicum to it and stir it for couple of minutes.
1 cup chopped Green Capsicum
Now it is time to add some Indian spices to it.
Add Salt, Garam Masala, Turmeric, Red chilli powder and Kasuri methi to it. Stir it for a minute.
1.5 tsp Red chilli powder, 1 tsp Turmeric, 1/2 tsp Garam Masala, 1 tsp Kasuri Methi, 2 tsp Salt or As per taste
Now add finely chopped tomatoes to prepare Pav Bhaji gravy. Mix it well with rest of gravy and cover the frying pan. Let it cook for few minutes. Add some water if it starts sticking.
5 Tomato
By now, the gravy should have become even and cooked well. Now, add Pav Bhaji masala to gravy and mix it well.
3.5 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
It is now time to add boiled mashed vegetables to Pav Bhaji masala gravy.
Mix it well and let it cook for another 5 - 7 minutes.
Add remaining butter to Bhaji and stir it well.
60 g Butter
Cook for few minutes and then turn off the flame.

How to toast Pav for Pav Bhaji

Take another frying pan and put it on high flame.
Put 1 cube of butter on frying pan and spread the butter as it melts.
Butter to Roast Pav
Now cut Pav horizontally and put them on top of the melted butter.
8 Pav
Slowly press it using Spatula and toss it around to cook it from both sides.
Once toasted, take them out and repeat the process for more servings.

How to serve Pav Bhaji

Take a medium onion and finely chop half of it. Cut remaining into larger pieces - usually circular rings.
Take one lime and cut it into four pieces.
Now, serve Pav Bhaji garnished with some fresh coriander leaves, onion and lime. Take generous amount of melted butter and spread it over bhaji for additional flavour.
Fresh Coriander leaves for Garnishing

Notes

Few considerations while cooking and serving Pav Bhaji -

It is better to use fresh vegetables to make Pav Bhaji for better taste.
You can also use Clarified butter aka Ghee to toast Pav instead of butter.
If you don't have butter then you can use Ghee as a replacement to make Pav Bhaji however the flavour would be a bit different.
You can use both salted or unsalted butter to make Pav Bhaji. In India we recommend Amul butter for best flavour.
If you like you can also squeeze some lime while preparing Bhaji. This will give it sour flavour.

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