Pav Bhaji

Mumbai's iconic street food, Pav Bhaji! Pav bhaji literally means bread with vegetable curry.

 Pav = bread and Bhaji = vegetable curry. Every Mumbaikar relishes this almost every other day!

 Pav Bhaji was born when textile mills were flourished in Mumbai. The workers there in the mills had less time to consume their food (we Indians have a widespread most of the time). So, the workers couldn't eat their entire lunch because that would make them go drowsy, and getting back to physical work troubled them. So a trader realized this problem and came up with his own solution. He replaced the roti( Indian flatbread) with Pav and curry with a spicy veggie mix which is called Bhaji and hence this dish came in focus and it flourished whole Mumbai and has won many hearts and got ranked as their favorites. It is served along with a knob of butter, onions, and lemon. Try this at your home and enjoy it with your pals. It's utterly butterly delicious! 

To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Pav  buns	As needed
Onions (big size, finely chopped)	2 no
Bell peppers/ capsicum (finely chopped)	1 no
Tomatoes (finely chopped)	4 nos
Potatoes ( boiled)	4 nos
Carrot (boiled)	1 no
Cauliflower florets (boiled)	½ cup
Green peas (boiled)	½ cup
Red chilli powder	2 teaspoons
Pav bhaji masala	2 teaspoons
Salt	1 teaspoon (or) to taste
Ginger garlic paste	1 teaspoon
Red food color (optional)	As needed
Lemon juice	1 teaspoon + to drizzle while serving
Butter	4 tablespoons + to serve
Oil	1 tablespoon

Are you interested in making your own pav? check here 

Method : 

1. To prepare the bhaji, pre-cook the veggies (potatoes, cauliflower, carrot, green peas and keep them aside. 

2. To a kadai, add 2 tablespoons of butter and a tablespoon of oil, let it heat up, and add finely chopped onions, cook until translucent. 

3. To this add, finely chopped capsicum and cook for 1 minute. 

4. Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook until done. 

5. Now, add ginger garlic paste, a teaspoon of red chili powder, a teaspoon of pav bhaji masala, salt, and saute well. 

6. Once the tomatoes are cooked well with the spices, add the pre-cooked veggies and start mashing with a potato masher.

7. Add leftover each 1 teaspoon of red chili powder and pav bhaji masala for the veggies. Add water according to the bhaji consistency.

8. Add red food color, lemon juice, and finish it off with 2 tablespoons of butter. 

9. Garnish with fresh coriander, serve with pav, chopped onions, butter, and a drizzle of lemon juice.

Pictorial : 

 To a kadai, add 2 tablespoons of butter 

add a tablespoon of oil, let it heat up 

add finely chopped onions, cook until translucent. 

         To this add, finely chopped capsicum and cook for 1 minute. 

Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook until done. 

Now, add ginger  garlic paste

a teaspoon of red chilli powder, 

a teaspoon of pav bhaji masala, 

salt and saute well. 

Once the tomatoes are cooked well with the spices, add the pre-cooked veggies,

start mashing with a potato masher.

Add leftover each 1 teaspoon of red chili powder,

 pav bhaji masala ( add chili and PB masala for the second time, only if you like it spicy)

Add red food color,

lemon juice, mix well and finish it off with 2 tablespoons of butter, garnish with fresh coriander, serve with pav, chopped onions, butter, and a drizzle of lemon juice. 

Enjoy!