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Pav Bhaji

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Pav bhaji is my all time favorite and i make at home often 🙂 As meenu anuty of Homely food is hosting an event i was searching recipe corner for some recipe and the first recipe name was ” pav bhaji”  couldn’t resist myself to make pav  bhaji again and post it here . I already have posted a ” Pumpkin pav bhaji” recipe . So this time wanted to post this yummy fast food dish . 

Ingredients

 4 dinner rolls or pav buns
 2 potatoes, boiled and mashed
 1 cup chopped onions
 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
 1/2 cup green peas
 1 cup grated carrots
 1 cup French beans
 1 no bay leaf
 2 no cloves
 2 no cardamon
 1 tsp Dhania pd
 1/4 tsp turmeric pd
 1/2 tsp cumin pd
 3 tsp pav bhaji masala
 1 tsp lemon juice
 salt to taste
 2 tbsp oil

For Garnish

 1/2 tablespoon Ghee / Clarified butter
 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Method

  • Boil peas , potato , carrot beans and strain them.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Add  cloves , bay leaves, cardamon .
  • Then add  ginger garlic paste saute , then stir in onions .
  • Cook until onions are transparent. Add tomatoes, and cook until nicely mashed.
  • Stir in boiled  peas, carrots, beans and potatoes. Season with Red chilli pd , cumin pd ,dhania  pd, turmeric pd, pav bhaji masala, season with salt.  Keep on mashing the mixture with a masher till they are not visible.   My hubby like’s when some veggie’s are visible so i didn’t mash it completely .
  • Toast the dinner rolls or pav buns , and spread lightly with ghee. Serve garnished with butter,chopped onion, lemon wedge and cilantro.
Tips
  • You can use any variety of veggies you like .. Meenu anuty even suggested brinjal . I haven’t tried with brinjal will surely try it next time i make.
  • You can even try my “Pumkin in Pav bhaji”  for variation.
  • You can also try making green bhaji by adding all grean leafy veggies .
  • Misal pav is an perfect way to make bhaji for pav if you don’t have veggies available.

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  16. Chaitra Dev says

    Yummy and easy to prepare Pav Bhaji Version. I will surely try this version which does not involve grinding and patience…..

    Do drop in sometime to my blog