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Pav Bhaji Recipe

Safira
Another popular Indian Street Food! This delicious and easy Pav Bhaji recipe is made by mashing vegetables with masala and butter. It is served with soft toasted buns. To make this recipe Vegan, simply replace the butter in the recipe with a Vegan Butter.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Indian
Servings 5
Calories 159 kcal

Ingredients
  

Bhaji

  • 3 Potatoes Peeled and chopped into 1 inch chunks
  • 1 large Carrot Peeled and chopped into cubes
  • 1/2 large Cauliflower Seperated into florets
  • 1 cup Peas 150g, I use Petit Pois
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Onion Sliced finey
  • 5 - 6 cloves Garlic crushed
  • 1.5 inch Ginger crushed
  • 2 Green Chillies chopped finely
  • 2 Tomatoes Chopped
  • 100 ml Water
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 3 tbsp Pav Bhaji Masala Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek) Optional
  • 500 ml Water
  • 3 heaped tbsp Butter

Pav and serving

  • Butter
  • 10 Pavs/Dinner Rolls
  • Pav Bhaji Masala
  • 1 Tomato Cubed finely
  • 1 Red Onion Sliced
  • Coriander
  • 1 Lemon

Instructions
 

Bhaji

  • Wash and boil the vegetables until soft, then set aside. This will take around 10 - 12 minutes in a pressure cooker and 25 minutes on the hob.
  • Heat butter/oil in pan over medium heat. Add Cumin Seeds and cook till they sizzle.
  • Add onions and cook till golden brown (at least 10 minutes). Now stir in ginger, garlic and green chilli. 
  • Add tomatoes, water and salt and cook covered on low until the tomatoes have softened. (5 - 6 minutes).
  • Add the turmeric, pav bhaji masala and red chili powder. Mix well, then add dried fenugreek leaves.
  • Stir in the boiled veggies and mix. Use a potato masher to mash the veggies until they are completely mixed with the masala.
  • Add water and mix. At this point you can use a stick blender to mash the veggies up further but I prefer to have a mix of chunky and mashed veg. Cover the pot and and simmer on low for for 15 minutes then stir in butter.

Pav and serving

  • To toast the dinner rolls/pav, melt butter on a pan over medium high heat. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala on top of the butter (optional) and then place the buns on the pan. Press down to toast the pav until crisp and golden brown.
  • Divide the Pav Bhaji between bowls, top with a dollop of butter. Serve with pav, chopped red onions/tomatoes, coriander and a squeeze of Lemon.

Notes

Use lots of butter in the recipe. 
Add a squeeze of Lemon Juice just before serving.
Garnish with Coriander, Red Onions and Tomatoes.
Toasting the pav bun in butter and a pinch of pav bhaji masala, adds so much flavour so don't be tempted to skip this step.

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 705mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3343IUVitamin C: 82mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Indian Street Food, Pau Bhaji, Pav Bhaji
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