Pav Bhaji

Born in the Mumbai streets, Pav Bhaji has become one of the most raved street foods throughout India. The bhaji or coarsely mashed veggies cooked in spicy tomato gravy and served with butter-laced buns or pav is divine! It’s often the ‘go-to’ meal for the busy men in the street and never fails to comfort the taste buds with its warm spicy flavors. But what if you get a sudden pav bhaji craving and couldn’t find any pav bhaji vendor nearby? Simple, make it at home.

It’s simple to cook, gets ready in no time and always provide you with a filling outcome. Yum!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

For bhaji

• half-stick butter
• 5 garlic cloves
• 2, medium onion
• 1 cup (boiled and mashed ) potato
• 1 cup cauliflower
• 1 cup cabbage
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 cup bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped spinach
• 2, large tomatoes
• 1 can tomato
• to taste salt
• 2 lemons
• according to your taste pav bhaji masala

For pav

• 8 pav
• 2 tsp butter

Method

 

1. For bhaji
2. Heat the butter in a pan
3. Add the garlic, chillies, and onions and sauté for 3-4 minutes
4. Add the cauliflower and cabbage and cook for 5 minutes
5. Add peas, bell pepper, spinach and cook for 5 to 7 minutes
6. Add mashed potato, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, lemon juice and pav bhaji masala.
7. Mash thoroughly using a potato masher.
8. Add water and bring it to a boil.
9. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
10. For pav
11. Cut the pav in half. Toast the pav halves with butter until they are golden brown.
12. Serve garnished with chopped cilantro and chopped onion.

Note - For Vegan, replace the butter with oil. You can use the hamburger buns or breads or dinner rolls as a substitute for pav.