PAV BHAJI

Pav bhaji is to Indians what burgers or ribs are to Americans. It’s our own chatpata street food. Now anywhere you buy pav bhaji here the ingredients are the same. Potatoes, tomatoes and maybe green bell peppers. But my mother used to put everything that was available into pav bhaji. It’s much healthier this way. So here goes...

Ingredients:-

·        4 diced potatoes

·        4  diced tomatoes

·        250gms  cauliflower

·        100/150gms diced green bell peppers

·        50gms cut French beans

·        4  diced onions

·        100gms blanched green peas

·        100gms diced carrots

·        3 tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste

·        Pav bhaji masala (which is available in any grocery shop readymade)

·          Garam masala

·        Red chilli powder

·        Turmeric

·        Salt

·        Coriander

·        Butter

·        oil

·        bread/pav/buns

             

                               Preparation:-

·       Boil the potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, French beans.

·       Heat oil in a wok. When it is hot enough add the ginger-garlic paste and 3 quarters of the diced onions. Sauté till the onions change their colour.

·       Add the tomatoes and cook them completely.

·       Add a pinch of turmeric and the green peppers and peas.

·       Add about 1 ½ tablespoons of red chilli powder, a tablespoon of garam masala and pav bhaji masala.

·       Add the boiled vegetables and slightly mash them as you stir the mixture.

·       Add salt, some coriander and just enough water to make it liquid.    

·       Ladle out some of the bhaji in a dish, sprinkle some diced onions and coriander and a big dollop of butter.

·       Serve it with toasted bread/pav/buns.

Note:-for cheese pav bhaji, just grate some cheese over the bhaji before you serve it.