Pav Bhaji is a very delicious and popular dish. It is also very easy to make. The combination of pav bhaji masala and butter with cooked vegetables creates a unique taste when eaten with pav.
Various vegetables like eggplant, potatoes, peas, pumpkin, carrots, etc., can be used in the bhaji. So, let’s learn the recipe for making pav bhaji at home today.
Paj Bhaji Recipe - How to make Pav Bhaji
Author:
Deepanshu Thakral
Ingredients
- ½ bottle gourd
- 1 carrot)
- 1 capsicum
- 2 potatoes
- ½ cup peas
- 1 eggplant
- 1 cup chopped cabbage
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 6 finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 small piece of ginger, grated
- 5 garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 3 teaspoons pav bhaji masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 pinch of asafoetida
- 1 finely chopped green chili
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Wash and chop all the vegetables, and boil them in a pressure cooker.
- Once boiled, let them cool down and mash them using a blender.
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai.
- Add cumin seeds to the hot oil and then add finely chopped onions.
- Sauté the onions until they turn light brown, then add tomatoes and finely chopped green chili.
- Cook the tomatoes and onions until the oil starts to separate. At this point, add a pinch of asafoetida, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala, and 1 tablespoon of water. Roast the masala.
- Add the mashed vegetables and salt according to taste. Cook on low heat for 5 to 6 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and butter. The bhaji for pav bhaji is now ready.
- To prepare the pav, heat a tawa (griddle).
- Cut the pav in half and apply butter on the inside. Toast both sides on the hot tawa.
- Serve the toasted pav with the prepared bhaji.
- Enjoy your delicious pav bhaji!
