Pav Bhaji is a popular street food prepared from variety of vegetables such as French Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Capsicum, Green Peas and Potatoes which are boiled, mashed and then cooked with spices. It is served with Pav Buns toasted in butter.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Main Course, Snacks, Street Food
Cuisine Maharashtrian, North Indian, Punjabi, |Gujarati
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword Pav Bhaji
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Passive Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories
Author Recipe by Chits
Equipment
Pressure Cooker
Vegetable Masher
Tawa
Kadai
Ingredients
2mediumChopped Potatoes
3mediumChopped Tomatoes
1/2cupChopped French Beans
1/2cupChopped Carrot
1/2cupChopped Cauliflower
1/2cupGreen Peas(Fresh or Frozen)
3/4cupChopped Onion
2mediumChopped Green Chilli
1tablespoonGinger Garlic Paste
1/2cupChopped Capsicum
1teaspoonCumin Seeds
1/4teaspoonTurmeric Powder
2teaspoonKashmiri Lal Mirch
1teaspoonCoriander Powder
2teaspoonPav Bhaji Masala(Readymade)
1teaspoonLemon Juice
2tablespoonOil
2tablespoonButter
2tablespoonFinely Chopped Coriander Leaves
Salt to taste
8piecesPav Buns
Instructions
Take all the vegetables (French Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Capsicum, Green Peas and Potatoes) in a pressure cooker. Add some water and salt to it. Cook the veggies in the pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles on medium heat or till the vegetables becomes soft and is easily mashed.
Turn off the flame and let the pressure release by itself. After the pressure is completely released, mash the vegetables with a masher or with the back side of the spoon. Keep it aside.
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in medium heat. Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle.
Add chopped chilies, chopped onion and ginger garlic paste. Cook it till the onion becomes light brown.
Add chopped tomatoes and salt to it. Cook it till the tomatoes become soft.
Add Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Lal Mirch, Coriander Powder and Pav Bhaji Masala. Saute it for 2-3 minutes.
Now add the mashed veggies and mix it well. Simmer it for 3-4 minutes. You can add water as per your liking for the consistency.
Add 1 tablespoon of butter and mix it.
Take the chopped coriander leaves and mix it properly. Also add lemon juice to it. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Turn off the stove. Garnish it with chopped coriander, grated paneer and a cube of butter. Bhaji is ready to be served.
Now cut 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 brown. Toast all the buns.
Serve the buns with the Bhaji along with chopped onions and lemon wedges.
Notes
Here we have used Kashmiri Lal Mirch to give a nice colour to the bhaji. If you do not care of the colour you can use red chilli powder also, but to your liking of spiciness.
The taste of the Pav bhaji mainly depends on the use of butter, so use adequate quantity of it.
You can add vegetables as per your requirement. 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, Potato is the main base of the recipe, so use enough potatoes as compared to other vegetables.
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.