PAV BHAJI | MASALA BHAJI RECIPE
A very famous Indian street food, pav bhaji is a mix vegetable curry which is spicy and fried, usually served with the roasted bun or rolled in a bread.
Ingredients for BHAJI:
- Potatoes: 3
- Cauliflower: 250 gram
- Carrots: 2
- Fresh peas: 1 cup
- Capsicum: 1 medium size
- Brinjal: 2 medium size
- Onion: 2 medium sizes chopped
- Tomatoes: 3 medium sizes chopped
- Green chili: 2 chopped
- Ginger-garlic paste: 2 tablespoon
- Coriander leaves: 1 cup
- Butter: 3 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds: 1 tablespoon
- Red chili powder: 2 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder:1 tablespoon
- Cumin-coriander powder: 2 tablespoon
- Ground spice pav bhaji powder: 1 tablespoon
- Fruit spice powder: 1 tablespoon
- Lemon: 2 tablespoon
- Dry Fenugreek powder: 1 tablespoon
- Asafetida: 1 teaspoon
- Oil: 3-4 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
How to make BHAJI:
- First of all, In a pressure cooker add all the potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, and Brinjal, add 1 tablespoon of salt and water as required, pressure cook it for 15 minutes till 3 whistles on medium flame,
- After that, heat up the pan, add 3-4 tablespoon of oil, add cumin seeds when its crackle add an asafetida, chopped green chili, ginger-garlic paste and add chopped onion,
- Sauté for 5 minutes, until it’s become golden Browne, add fresh peas and capsicum, mix it well,
- Now, add chopped tomatoes and sauté, cover the pan with the lid and cook till they become soft,
- In addition, Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, ground spice pav bhaji powder, and fruit spice powder, mix all well and cook it for 3 minutes more,
- If needed, Add some water as required and make a thick gravy,
- Furthermore, add all the boiled vegetables in this gravy, mash all with the masher and stir well,
- Add boiled vegetable water and salt into the bhaji, mash again and make a thick gravy on low flame,
- Cover the pan and cook on low flame for 2 minutes till the gravy removes the oil,
- Add 2 tablespoon of butter over the bhaji and Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and finely chopped onions,
- In conclusion, the bhaji is ready, serve immediately with the roasted pav.