Pav Bhaji Recipe | How to make Mumbai Pav Bhaji | Startup Cooking

 PAV BHAJI RECIPE | STARTUP COOKING

If you love Indian street food, you have to try this easy pav bhaji recipe. A yummy blend of mixed veggies cooked in a special blend of spices and loads of butter, and it is served with "Pav" which are small white buns, shallow fried with butter. 

There is a lot of butter used in this dish, but that's what really lends a creamy smooth taste, to the veggie curry. There are a number of variations in bhaji with a variety of veggies can be added according to your preference and taste. 

This recipe can be made in just one hour. Pav Bhaji is perfect for potlucks, birthday parties and kids evening snack. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Pav Bhaji Recipe. If you like this  recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR PAV BHAJI

Coarse        : Snack, Street Food

Cuisine       : Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik    

Prep Time   : 15 min

Cook Time  : 40 min

Total Time  : 55 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup carrots - chopped

• 1/2 cup beans - chopped

• 1/2 cup peas - fresh/frozen

• 1 cup potato

• 1/2 cup cabbage or cauliflower - chopped

• 1.5 tbsp unsalted butter

• 1 tsp oil

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 large onion - chopped

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• 1 tsp green chili - chopped

• 1 cup tomato - chopped

• 1 capsicum - chopped

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

• 2.5 tbsp pav bhaji masala powder

• salt to taste

• 2 cup water

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped

Accompaniments

• 10 pavs for serving with Bhaji

• 1 onion - finely chopped

• 1 lemon - sliced in wedges

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - for garnish

PROCEDURE

• rinse, peel and chop the veggies (carrot, beans, potato, cabbage or cauliflower)

• add all the chopped veggies in a pressure cooker including peas

• add 2 cup water

• pressure cook the veggies for 6-7 whistle in medium flame

• when the pressure settles down naturally, open the cooker and check if the veggies are cooked well and keep it aside

• heat unsalted butter in a pan

• temper with cumin seeds

• add finely chopped onion

• saute well till the onions translucent

• add chopped green chilli and ginger garlic paste

• saute well till the raw smell goes

• add chopped tomato

• mix and saute well till the tomatoes become soft and mushy

• cook on low medium flame

• add chopped capsicum

• saute for 2-3 minutes

• add turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala powder

• mix well and cook for 1 minute

• add cooked veggies with all of the stock water from the pressure cooker

• add salt

• with a potato masher, start to mash the veggies directly in the pan

• now add 1 cup water

• mix well

• cook in low flame for 10 - 15 minutes

• occasionally keep on stirring, otherwise the bhaji will stick to Bottom of the pan

• consistency of the bhaji should be not too thick or thin, should be medium consistency

• once it reaches the desired consistency, switch off the flame

• garnish with chopped coriander leaves

For Toasting Pav

• heat a tsp of butter in a dosa pan

• when the butter starts to melt, place the pav or bun on the butter

• toast on both the sides and place it on a plate

Serving Pav Bhaji

• take the bhaji in a plate, add a tsp of butter on top of the bhaji

• serve with lemon wedges, coriander leaves and finely chopped onions

• serve bhaji with the toasted pav

PAV BHAJI WITH 

STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

chop all the veggies

add in pressure cooker with 2 cup water

pressure cook for 6-7 whistle

cooked thoroughly

heat butter in a pan

temper with cumin seeds

add finely chopped onion and saute well till translucent

add ginger garlic paste and green chili

saute well until the raw smell goes

add chopped tomato

saute well until it turns mushy

add chopped capsicum

saute for 2-3 minutes

add turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder and 

pav bhaji masala powder

mix well and cook for 1 minute

add chopped veggies along with veggie stock

add salt

mix well

using potato masher, mash the veggies well directly in the pan

add 1 cup water and mix well

cover and cook in low flame for 10-15 minutes

stir occasionally otherwise veggies will stick to the bottom of the pan

it should not too thick or thin, should be medium consistency

garnish with coriander leaves

heat a tsp of butter in a dosa pan

place a pav on the butter and toast on both the sides

serve bhaji with toasted pav, chopped onions, lemon wedges and coriander leaves