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Pav Bhaji Recipe

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About Pav Bhaji Recipe | Pav Bhaji Masala Recipe: Pav Bhaji is one of the most popular Indian snacks, specially in Maharashtra. It is a delicious combination of different vegetables cooked and mashed together. This dish is loved by people of all ages and cooked with different variations in different households. Pav Bhaji is the smartest way to have all the healthy vegetables together without compromising on the taste. Here is a spicy, easy and low fat Pav Bhaji recipe for you to easily cook this iconic dish at home.

Ingredients of Pav Bhaji Recipe | Easy Pav Bhaji Recipe: This famous Mumbai street food item, Pav Bhaji is an amalgamation of all sorts of healthy vegetables which you might not like when eaten individually. You may add vegetables of your choice or even skip the one's you don't like. Pav bhaji is the most delicious dish through which kids can eat as many veggies as you want them to! Potatoes, tomatoes, green peas all mashed together with spices and lemon and paired with buttery buns is a feast in itself.

Best Way to Enjoy Pav Bhaji : Pav bhaji is a dish that can be enjoyed at any hour of the day, be it for brunch, lunch or even as a dinner. It is a quintessential Indian snack recipe. The best way to feast on Pav bhaji is to serve it with roasted pav buns, some chopped onion and lemon with sliced tomatoes to go with it. Don't forget to garnish the Bhaji with loads of butter on top!

  • Total Cook Time 40 mins
  • Prep Time 10 mins
  • Cook Time 30 mins
  • Recipe Servings2
  • Medium

Ingredients of Pav Bhaji

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 4 cubes large Butter, finely chopped
  • 1 cup Onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup Cauliflower, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Capsicum, chopped
  • 1 cup Potatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Peas, chopped
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 3 tsp Pav bhaji masala
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 cup Tomato puree
  • 1 cube Butter
  • 1 bunch Coriander leaves
  • For Pav:
  • Butter
  • Pav
  • Pav bhaji masala

How to Make Pav Bhaji

1.
Heat oil in a pan. Add cubes of butter along with onion.
2.
Saute till golden brown and then add ginger-garlic paste. Mix well.
3.
Now add peas along with coriander and mix well, followed by a cup of chopped potatoes.
4.
Add chopped cauliflower, salt, red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala to the mashed mixture. Mix well.
5.
Now add the tomato puree. Mix the tomato puree thoroughly and then add butter followed by coriander leaves to the cooked bhaaji. Mix thoroughly.

For Pav:

1.
Spread some butter all over the pav.
2.
Sprinkle pav bhaji masala over it.
3.
Toast it on the pan for a while till it becomes golden brown.
4.
Serve hot along with a lemon wedge, chopped onion and green chilli.

Nutritional Value

  • 236.4Calories
  • 7.8gFats
  • 43gCarbs
  • 6.6gProtien

Recipe Notes

Make sure to chop and boil the vegetables finely to easily blend it while cooking in the gravy.
You can either make a Pav Bhaji Masala at home or get a ready made one. 

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