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STREET-STYLE PAV BHAJI

Pav Bhaji is a street style fast food made with boiled and mashed vegetables and fried on a flat with loads of spices and aromatics, tempered with butter and served hot with toasted bread rolls.
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Breakfast, Chat, Snacks, Vegetarian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Author Shanaz Rafiq

Ingredients

For Homemade Pav Bhaji Masala Powder

  • 10 dry red chilies kashmiri
  • 2 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds Badi Saunf
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 3 pieces of cinnamon sticks of 1 inch each
  • 6 cloves
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 tablespoon dry mango powder amchoor
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder

For Boiled Vegetables

  • 3 medium potatoes
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 cup cauliflower florets

For Pav Bhaji Masala

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 ½ cup chopped tomato
  • ½ cup boiled green peas
  • 2 tablespoon Pav Bhaji Masala Powder or as per taste
  • 2 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 2 green chilies optional
  • ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon butter

For Garnish

  • ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion

Instructions

For homemade pav bhaji masala powder

  • Heat a pan and dry roast dry red chilies, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorn, whole spices mentioned in the ingredient list. Roast for 2 minutes cool and grind to a fine powder. To this powder, add dry mango powder, turmeric powder, and Kashmiri red chili powder. Mix well and store in an air-tight container.

For Pav Bhaji masala curry

  • Boil and lightly mash the vegetables like potato, cauliflower, and carrot. Set aside.
  • Heat a saucepan or kadhai. Add butter and fry chopped garlic till it turns light brown. Then add chopped onion and fry till soft (do not brown the onions, just till it turns pink).
  • Add chopped green chilies and tomatoes. Fry for 2 or 3 minutes till tomatoes are well cooked.
  • Then add 2 or 3 tablespoons of pav bhaji masala powder depending on how spicy you like. Fry for a couple of minutes.
  • Now add boiled and mashed vegetables along with boiled green peas, salt, lemon juice, and chopped coriander.
  • Cook the masala on low flame with the lid for 5 to 7 minutes and keep stirring.
  • Serve this masala hot by garnishing it with chopped coriander, butter, and chopped onion along with bread rolls fried in butter.

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