PAV BHAJI

Pav Bhaji, a mixture of almost all the vegetables, a popular street food in Mumbai  is a special  dish, enjoyed by everyone.  When you pass through the stall, you will never step forward without eating this dish as it is quite tempting.  The hot bhaji with buttered pav is sufficient enough to fill your stomach either for breakfast, lunch, evening or at dinner time.  We all love this specially my children.

Pav Bhaji is a Mumbai Street food relished  by small children to old people. 

Yesterday my maid did not turn up for making chapati as she was unwell.  As soon as I came from office, my son was telling me "I feel like eating Pav bhaji".  I also happily agreed to make this as this is the only way to make him eat all the vegetables.

While making bhaji, i ensure that almost all the vegetables are given an entry into this dish

Let us have a look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

A small piece 1"  bottle gourd (dudhi, lauki)
1 medium size carrot
1 medium size potato
5-6 beans
3-4 florets of cauliflower
5-6 leaves of gobi (Patha gobhi)
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 small capsicum
a handful of green peas
1/2 beetroot
3 big onions
3 ripe tomatoes
turmeric powder
salt

2 tbs butter
2 tbs oil

Masala

2 tsp pav bhaji masala
1/2 tsp red chilli powder

spice level adjust according to your requirement.

Garnishing

Chopped coriander leaves

while serving:

chopped onions
Lemon wedges


Laadi Pav - 1 (of six pieces)
Butter for making pav

Method:

Wash and chop all the vegetables very finely.  Chop the onion and tomatoes and keep aside.  Pressure cook the vegetables for 6-7 whistles so that it is nicely cooked and able to smash it easily.

Heat oil and butter in a kadai, add 3/4 of the chopped onions and saute for few minutes. Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.  Now add 3/4 of the chopped tomatoes and cook the same till it is mushy.  Add the turmeric powder, Red chilli power and pav bhaji masala, salt and stir well.  Take out the vegetables from the cooker, smash them well with a smasher and add to the masala and cook for another 2-3 minutes.  Now add the remaining tomatoes and cook them well.  Ensure that the vegetables are fully smashed. Transfer it in a bowl.

Now heat the tava, cut the pav and apply butter on both the sides and cook it till brown spots appears in it. Serve with hot bhaji with a blob of butter garnished with coriander leaves, chopped onion and lemon wedges.

 Is n't it mouth watering.  So why are you waiting.  Prepare, serve to your family members and you too enjoy.