Pav Bhaji

Pav bhaji is a street food of Mumbai but nowadays you can easily find street stalls selling pav bhaji in any city across India. Its a comfort food since lots of butter is used but at the same time it contains lots of vegetables so healthy as well. You can restrict use of butter to some extent if desired. It has a really awesome taste and personally its one of my favorite.

Ingredients

Butter 2 tablespoon

Onion 1 big chopped

2 Green chilies finely chopped

Tomato paste 100 gms.

Mixed vegetables 200 gms.(Bean, Carrot, Cauliflower, Bell pepper and Green peas )

Garlic 3 cloves

Ginger garlic paste 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon

Red chili powder 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Pav bhaji masala 4 teaspoon

Sugar 1/2 teaspoon

Lemon juice 1 teaspoon

Finely Chopped coriander 2 teaspoon 

For garnishing:

Chopped onion

Chopped coriander

Butter

Method

Bhaji:

Boil all the vegetables and drain excess water. Steam cook potato and mash it and keep these aside.

Heat butter. Put three cloves of chopped garlic. Saute for 20 seconds.

Now add chopped onion and chopped green chilies. Cook for 3 minutes on medium flame. 

Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, ginger and garlic paste, pav bhaji masala and sugar. Add little water and cook for 2 minutes.

Add all the vegetables. Cook for another 3 minutes.

Now add tomato paste and lemon juice and further cook for 3 minutes.

Add mashed potato. Cook on medium heat for 5 min.

Now slow the heat and start mashing all the ingredients so that they get mix well together.

Add finely chopped coriander, mix well and switch the heat off.

Bun(pav)

Slit each bun and apply little butter on inner sides.

Put on pan to shallow fry.

Serve hot with chopped onions, chopped coriander, a small block of butter, few slices of lemon and some chopped green chilies (if you wish).

P.S. You can always use chilies and salt as per your need. If you are preparing for kids use less chilies.