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Today we will make Pav Bhaji.
Pav bhaji is the most loved street food of Mumbai.
It can be conveniently prepared at home as well.
So, let’s start making pav bhaji.
To make pav bhaji, we will boil cauliflower and green peas firstly.
Take a vessel.
Take 200 grams cauliflower.
Cut the florets and wash thoroughly then chop them in small chunks.
Place chop cauliflower into the vessel.
Take 1/2 cup green peas and add to it.
Pour a cup of water.
Put the flame on and let it cook till the veggies become soft.
Cover the vessel so that it gets tender quickly.
While the veggie cooks, we will peel the potatoes and chop the tomatoes and capsicum.
We have peeled the potatoes.
Now we will chop tomatoes.
If you see lots of seeds in tomatoes then you can remove them.
Discard the seeds of capsicum and chop them finely.
Here, we have chopped the capsicum also.
Let’s check the veggies.
Cauliflower and peas are soft now. These are completely boiled.
Now, we will make pav bhaji.
Take the vessel off the flame.
Heat a pan.
Pan is now heated. Add 2 tbsp of butter to it.
Let the butter melt.
Add 1 tsp ginger paste and 2 chopped green chilly (remove the seeds).
Roast them for a while.
Now add chopped tomatoes, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp coriander powder.
Mix it well.
Add chopped capsicum. Mix everything really well.
Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until the tomatoes get cooked.
3 minutes are over and tomatoes are cooked too.
Now mash it with the help of a masher.
We have mashed the tomato and capsicum completely with the masala.
Now we will add boiled cauliflower and green peas to it.
Cook them while mashing it together.
Vegetables are now mashed completely.
Now add potatoes to it.
Crumble the potatoes with hand and add them.
Add little more than 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp red chilly powder and 2 tsp pav bhaji masala.
You can adjust the chilly according to your taste.
Again cook while mashing the bhaji continuously.
We will also add water to it but first mash them nicely.
Add 1/2 cup of water. If required then later we will add more water.
Cook and keep mashing the veggies until everything comes together.
Now bhaji is mashed and cooked completely.
We have added 1.5 cup of water.
Veggies are still crunchy which tastes delicious.
Now we will add some chopped green coriander and 1 tsp of butter into the bhaji because butter enhances its flavour.
If you want to add onion then finely chop an onion.
Add it to the butter and stir for a while then add the remaining masala as instructed and prepare the bhaji.
Bhaji is now ready.
Transfer it to a bowl.
Garnish it with some butter and coriander sprigs.
Now we will toast the Pav bread.
Take Pav bread like this and slice it from between.
Here in Delhi we get pav bread like this but in Mumbai you will get very soft pav breads.
So, we will use this pav breads.
Cut and open it like this.
Put some butter on tawa and let it melt.
Slightly toast pav breads like this.
Flip the side and let it toast it for a while.
Toasted pav breads are now ready.
Toast few more pav breads.
Pav bhaji is now ready to serve.
Mouth-watering and delectable pav bhaji is now ready.
It is very easy to make.
This much of pav bhaji is sufficient for 3 to 4 members.
So, whenever you feel like making something special for your dinner then definitely try this pav bhaji recipe and relish eating.
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