Pav Bhaji Recipe | Mumbai Street Food | Pav Bhaji Masala | Maharashtrian Recipes | Bombay Pav Bhaji

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with better fats.

pav bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat bread

💰Cheaper: regular bread

Whole wheat bread offers more fiber.

Take potatoes, carrot, green peas and cauliflower in a pressure cooker.

Put salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder with them and add 2 cups of water.

Pressure cook till 4-5 whistles on medium flame and mash the veggies. Keep it aside.

Take unsalted butter in an iron tawa. Add oil and cumin seeds. Saute.

Add onions and saute on high flame until they are golden brown in colour.

Add green chilies and ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell is gone.

Add tomatoes. Let them soften and add salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder and pav bhaji masala powder.

Mix well and add capsicum. Cook for 3 mins.

Add cooked and mashed veggies. Add 1/2 cup water and mix well.

Mash the bhaji again. Add salt or water if required.

Apply butter on a pan and place the pav buns on it.

Roast the pav buns on both sides.

Serve the street style Pav Bhaji piping hot with lemon, chopped onions, chopped coriander and butter.

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