Bombay Pav Bhaji ( Bread Buns with vegetable)

Bombay Pav Bhaji (The Soul of Indian Street Food Lovers)

Pav Bhaji is a dish which can be had as a mid-day  snack, as lunch , as dinner or any time of the day you wish to satisfy your hunger with the one of the most delicious yet so easy fast food.

Ingredients:

1)      ¼ kilogram Cauliflower

2)      6-7 medium size potatoes

3)      ¼ medium size green capsicum

4)      ¼ medium size carrot

5)      ½ cup fresh green peas (frozen can be used if fresh not available)

6)      7-8 medium size tomatoes

7)      ¼ inch ginger

8)      2-3 green chilies

9)      6-7 medium size garlic cloves

10)   ¼ teaspoon red chilly powder

11)   Pinch of turmeric powder

12)   2 onions for paste

13)   1 tablespoon Pav Bhaji Masala

14)   Salt to taste

15)   Butter as per taste

16)   Freshly chopped coriander for garnish

17)   Grated cheese as per taste

18)   1 small onion finely chopped for garnish

19)   ½ rind of fresh lime

20)   Pav or Bread Buns as per requirement.

 

Preparation:

1)      Vegetable preparation:

Clean cauliflower, peeled potatoes and carrot and cut it to medium size pieces and boil it together in a pressure cooker adding little water ,salt and turmeric powder.

Boil the above in cooker on high flame for first 3-4 minutes or till the cooker reaches its pressure level and then reduce the flame to medium and let it cook for another 5minutes.

Once the cooker is cooled down open the lid and smash the boiled vegetables with the help of a smasher.

 

2)      Gravy/paste preparation:

In a mixer grinder add chopped tomatoes, onions, green chillies, garlic and ginger and grind it to a smooth paste.

 

3)      Chopping:

       Finely chop the green capsicum and keep it aside.

 

4)      Final step towards the preparation of pav bhaji:

Take a wok and add 2 teaspoon of butter .Once its heated add the paste and let it be on medium flame for 3-4 minutes or till the paste becomes of even consistency.

After the paste is done add capsicum and peas to the wok and sauté it for another 2 minutes or till done.

Next step is add the 2 teaspoon of the pav bhaji masala and sauté it along with the gravy so that it gets a wonderful colour.

Now add the boiled smashed vegetables, and salt and mix it together in such a way that the bhaji gets properly blended in the masala and the paste.

Let it be on medium flame for 5 minutes and then add the remaining masala.

 

5)      The last step:

  Transfer the vegetable from the wok to a serving bowl and add  butter,coriander and add lime juice as required to it.

 Delicious Bombay Pav Bhaji is ready .You can enjoy it by adding extra cheese, chopped onions to it or even without it.

For the Pavs or Bread Buns:

The Pavs needs to be cooked on a skillet with the help of butter applied on it .

Pavs are also enjoyed plain with it or with the help of generous dip of masala and tomoto puree just applied on it and then cooked on the skillet.

 

Enjoy the delicious Bombay Street food: The most delicious Bombay Pav Bhaji