Pavbhaji

Pavbhaji is very famous in western part of India. A healthy and delicious dish.

Pavbhaji

Ingredients:

• Pav bread – 4 to 5
• Potatoes – 4 boiled and mashed
• Capscicum – 1 finely chopped
• Peas – 1 cup boiled
• Carrot – 1 finely chopped
• Beans – few finely chopped
• Onion – 1 finely chopped
• Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tspns
• Tomato – 1 large finely chopped
• Green chillies – 2 finely chopped
• Pav bhaji masala  – 2 tspns
• Red chilli powder – 1 tspn
• Butter – 3 tbspns
• Salt – as per taste
• Coriander powder – handful finely chopped
• Lemon & onions – for garnishing

Method:

1. Put 2 tbspns of butter in a non-stick pan, heat it for sometime.
2. Then add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies, saute.
3. Add chopped onions and capscicum into the pan, fry till they become soft.
4. Meanwhile boil carrots, beans and peas separetly in microwave oven or pressure cooker.
5. Add tomato pieces and boil till it becomes paste.
6. Then add boiled carrot, peas and beans to the pan and mix well.
7. Add salt, pav bhaji masala & red chilli powder to this mixture and saute.
8. Finally, add mashed potatoes to the pan, mix and bring it a boil.
9. After 5 minutes, switch off the stove and add chopped coriander leaves. Bhaji is ready to serve
10. Now for pav, on a non-stick tawa, add 1 tbspn of butter and place the bottom side of pav on it to fry for 2 minutes or till it turns light brown.

Serve Pav along with the prepared bhaji. Garnish it with chopped onions and add lemon juice if required.

This is my favourite dish, I never miss to eat it whenever I am in Bangalore. 🙂