Pav Bhaji (Mixed Veggies with Toasted Bread - Mumbai Street Food)

 

          This is a favorite Mumbai street food found in every street corners and is also popular in the other parts of Maharashtra. It is a simple mixed vegetables served with butter toasted pavs / bread. Quite filling and wholesome, it satiates your hunger and is the perfect lunch time meal for all office goers in Mumbai. This yummy one-dish meal can be enjoyed as a light dinner too. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this simple delicacy.

          

               The bhaji is healthy and nutritious at the same time with the goodness of mixed veggies. Moreover one can keep a check on the amount of butter if it is homemade. You can camouflage it with any veggies that your kids do not like and it will be gone in no time without any fuss. 

              There is absolutely no need to worry if Pav Bhaji masala is unavailable. You can add some garam masala instead. In fact, I sometimes use chicken masala too. It works just as fine. It is also accompanied with lime wedges, green chilies, chopped onion and coriander leaves. 

• 1 cup each of capsicum, carrots, potato, peas, cabbage and cauliflower
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 3 tbsp. butter or as required
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
• 1-2 tomatoes, pureed
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste 
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder
• 2 tbsp. pav bhaji masala
• extra butter 
• 1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed
• 1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves. chopped
• few pavs (bread) as required
• onion, green chilies & lime wedges

          Pressure cook the veggies in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles. Mash them well with a potato masher and keep aside, 

          Heat oil and butter in pan and sauté the onion till it turns translucent.

          Add the ginger-garlic paste and all the dry spices mixed with some water. Sauté till the oil separates. 

          Now add the tomato puree and the tomato paste. Mix well and continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes.  

          Add the mashed veggies and required quantity of water. Simmer on a low flame for 8-10 minutes or till the oil floats on the top. 

          When almost done, add some more butter and kasuri methi. Give it a nice mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and keep aside.

          Heat another tsp. of butter on a tawa / griddle. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala, a tsp. of the prepared bhaji and some coriander leaves. 

          Toast the pav halves on both sides. Serve the pav bhaji with a dollop of butter on top of it along with the toasted pavs, chopped onion, green chilies and lime wedges for a great street style comfort meal. 

  Pressure cook the veggies in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles.

                                 Mash them well with a potato masher and keep aside.

                          Heat oil and butter in pan & sauté the onion till it turns translucent.

                       Add ginger-garlic paste & all the dry spices mixed with some water. 

                       Sauté till the oil separates. 

                      Add tomato puree & tomato paste. Continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes.  

                    Add the mashed veggies & required quantity of water. Simmer on a low

                    flame for 8-10 minutes or till the oil floats on the top. 

                         When almost done, add some more butter & kasuri methi. Give it a

                         mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. 

                                 Garnish with coriander leaves and keep aside.

                          Heat another tsp. of butter on a tawa. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala, 

                          a tsp. of the prepared bhaji and some coriander leaves. 

                                 Toast the pav halves on both sides.

                       Serve pav bhaji with a dollop of butter along with the toasted pavs.

                        chopped onion, green chilies & lime wedges.