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Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe
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Paneer Pav Bhaji / How to prepare Paneer Pav Bhaji at home

Paneer Pav Bhaji is a popular street food prepared from various vegetables which are boiled, mashed and then cooked with spices. It is served with Pav Buns toasted in butter. Butter is also added to bhaji.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Main Course, Snacks, Street Food
Cuisine Maharashtrian, North Indian, Punjabi, |Gujarati
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword Paneer Pav Bhaji
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 5 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories
Author Recipe by Chits

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Vegetable Masher
  • Tawa
  • Kadai

Ingredients

For Pressure Cooking Vegetables:

  • 2 medium Chopped Potatoes
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped French Beans
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Carrot
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Cauliflower
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Capsicum
  • 1/2 Cup Green Peas (Fresh or Frozen)
  • Water as required

For Bhaji:

  • 1/2 cup Paneer Cubes (Small cubes)
  • 3 medium Chopped Tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup Chopped Onion
  • 2 medium Chopped Green Chilli
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 2 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala (Readymade)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 2 teaspoon Kashmiri Lal Mirch
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • Salt to taste

For Garnishing:

  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 4 tablespoon Butter
  • 1/4 cup Grated Paneer
  • 2 tablespoon Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves

For Toasting Pav:

  • 8 pieces Pav Buns
  • Butter as required

Instructions

Pressure Cooking of Vegetables:

  • Take the vegetables like Potatoes, French Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Capsicum and Green Peas. First wash all the vegetables properly and then chop them finely.
  • Transfer the chopped vegetables in a pressure cooker. Add Water to just cover the vegetables.
  • Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook the vegetables for about 3-4 whistles on medium heat.
  • After 3-4 whistles, turn off the flame and let the pressure release by itself. After the pressure is completely released, open the cooker lid and mash the vegetables with a masher or with the back side of the spoon. Keep it aside. If the vegetables are not cooked properly, pressure cook it again for 1-2 whistles or as required.

Preparation of Paneer Bhaji:

  • Heat 2 tablespoon of Oil in a kadai over medium heat. Once hot add Cumin Seeds and let it sizzle.
  • Next add Chopped Chilies, Chopped Onion and Ginger Garlic paste. Cook till the Onion becomes light golden brown in colour.
  • Add Chopped Tomatoes and salt to it. Cook it till the Tomatoes become soft and mushy.
  • Once the Tomatoes become soft and mushy, add Turmeric Powder, Kashmiri Lal Mirch, Coriander Powder and Pav Bhaji Masala.
  • Mix all the spices and saute them for 2-3 minutes till the spices are cooked properly.
  • Now add the mashed veggies to the spices and mix it well.
  • Simmer the vegetables for about 5 minutes by stirring it at regular intervals. Add water as per your liking for the consistency. If the gravy becomes little dry you can add extra water to the bhaji.
  • After 5 minutes, add the Paneer Cubes and simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and add Butter and Lemon Juice to the bhaji. Mix them properly. Add Butter as per your requirement since it adds extra taste to the bhaji.
    Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe
  • Paneer Bhaji is ready. Garnish the Bhaji with Chopped Coriander Leaves, Grated Paneer and a cube of Butter.
    Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe

For Buns:

  • Slice all the Pav buns in two halves. Heat the tawa and add butter to it. As the butter melts toast the buns from both the sides till it becomes light golden brown. Toast all the buns in similar way.
    Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe
  • Paneer Pav Bhaji is ready to serve. Serve the Pav with the Bhaji along with Chopped Onions and Lemon wedges.
    Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe

Notes

  1. Bhaji is prepared using different vegetables. You can choose as per your choice. Here we have used veggies such as Potatoes, French Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Capsicum and Green Peas. You can skip any of these if you want. However, potatoes are must. It’s the main ingredient of bhaji.
  2. Cook the vegetables for about 3-4 whistles. If the veggies are cooked properly and gets easily mashed, it’s fine. If it does not get mashed easily, cook it further for few more whistles.
  3. If you love to have spiciness in your food, you can add red chilli powder to the vegetables while cooking.
  4. Here we have simply added Paneer Cubes to the bhaji and cooked it. You can also fry it in butter before adding it to bhaji.
  5. Butter adds extra taste to the bhaji. Add adequate amount of it.