Pav Bhaji/Mumbai style street pav bhaji

Pav Bhaji is one of the most loved street food, which was originally an iconic dish of Mumbai. But now you can find it in every restaurant, spicy bhaji served with loads of butter and laden pav. Enjoy the buttery dish 🙂

Ingredients –

Oil-2 tsp

Butter-70gm

Onion finely chopped-2 medium

Ginger-garlic paste -1tsp

Green chili chopped-1

Kashmiri red chili powder -2tsp

Different vegetables chopped (Used here are-)

Capsicum deseeded and chopped -1

Beans -2tbsp

Green peas(frozen) -2tbsp

Cauliflower(grated) -2tbsp

Carrots (grated) -2tbsp

Boiled and grated potatoes -3

Tomatoes grated -4

Pav Bhaji masala -3tsp

Salt – as per taste

Kasoori methi -1tsp

Green coriander leaves -1tsp

Lemon juice -1/2 lemon

Pav -2

For serving –

Onion – finely chopped

Lemon slices

Method –

1-Heat oil and butter in a kadhai/large tawa. Add onions and fry till light in color (translucent), add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.

2-Add all the chopped veggies and fry till soft. Add the chopped tomatoes, mix and mash it with the potato masher.

3-Add half of salt and pav bhaji masala; Kashmiri red chili powder. Mix and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add 1 tbsp butter.

4- Again mash the veggies to make it fine; add potatoes, mix and mash it well to make the bhaji in a smooth texture.

5-When the bhaji is smooth, add around half cup of water to make it loose. Let it cook on medium flame for 2-3 minutes.

6- Lastly add salt, pav bhaji masala, kasoori methi and mix well. At this stage add butter, coriander leaves and lemon juice. Tasty bhaji is ready.

7- Preparing the pav – Heat butter on a tava, add Kashmiri red chili powder and coriander leaves; mix it with butter.
8- Toast the pav on it and let it be crispy.

9- Lip smacking pav bhaji is ready :)

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