Paav bhaaji is a close to heart dish for many people. Specially Mumbaiakers, as its a staple for most during college life. Its tempting, delicious and filling. And yes, its easy to make too , offcourse baaji . This time I thought of preparing paav also from scratch. Since, our net was not working at the time I prepared it, I was unable to see a proper Paav recipe. Just worked out with Breakfast rolls recipe found in a book from Tesco. They were good as breakfast rolls but not as soft as were supposed to be for a paav. Next time, I will amend this post with the real pav recipe next time I make them. As for now, its just the bhaaji with breakfast rolls.
The real trick behind the perfect bhaji is properly mashed vegetables. Its healthy if you dont pour in oodles of butter into it, however tempting it may be. :).. Else, its a simple mix of vegetables with goodness and nutrition.
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups chopped cauliflower
2. 2 cups potato, chopped
3. 1 cup green peas
4. 1 capsicum, chopped
5. 2 onions, chopped
6. 2 large tomatoes, chopped
7. 2 tsp salt
8. 2 green chilies, chopped fine
9. 1 tsp red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder each
10. 1/2 tsp dry mango powder, black pepper, fennel powder, asafoetida ( Heeng )each
11. 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
12. 1 tsp cumin seeds.
13. Cilantro to garnish
14. 1 tsp oil
15. Butter to drizzle
16. Onion, chopped in rings to garnish
Method:
1. Mix all the vegetables in a pressure cooker with1 tsp salt and turmeric. Cook till 3 whistles. Open when pressure ease off. The vegetables should be really mashed up so you need to chop them in equal sizes.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds, add onions and fry till brown.
3. Add ginger- garlic paste and green chilies and keep stirring for 2-3 min till its pink in colour.
4. Now, combine tomatoes and all other spices in the pan including the remaining 1 tsp salt. Cook covered for 4-5 min till the tomatoes turn mushy.
5. Add this tadka mix to the mashed vegetables and fold together. Cook this for another 4-5 min and then turn off the flame.
6. Serve hot garnished with cilantro, butter and onions with lemon.
Notes:
1. I have used a mix of spices, you can simply use pav bhaji masala with red chili powder and salt.
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The real trick behind the perfect bhaji is properly mashed vegetables. Its healthy if you dont pour in oodles of butter into it, however tempting it may be. :).. Else, its a simple mix of vegetables with goodness and nutrition.
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups chopped cauliflower
2. 2 cups potato, chopped
3. 1 cup green peas
4. 1 capsicum, chopped
5. 2 onions, chopped
6. 2 large tomatoes, chopped
7. 2 tsp salt
8. 2 green chilies, chopped fine
9. 1 tsp red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder each
10. 1/2 tsp dry mango powder, black pepper, fennel powder, asafoetida ( Heeng )each
11. 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
12. 1 tsp cumin seeds.
13. Cilantro to garnish
14. 1 tsp oil
15. Butter to drizzle
16. Onion, chopped in rings to garnish
Method:
1. Mix all the vegetables in a pressure cooker with1 tsp salt and turmeric. Cook till 3 whistles. Open when pressure ease off. The vegetables should be really mashed up so you need to chop them in equal sizes.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds, add onions and fry till brown.
3. Add ginger- garlic paste and green chilies and keep stirring for 2-3 min till its pink in colour.
4. Now, combine tomatoes and all other spices in the pan including the remaining 1 tsp salt. Cook covered for 4-5 min till the tomatoes turn mushy.
5. Add this tadka mix to the mashed vegetables and fold together. Cook this for another 4-5 min and then turn off the flame.
6. Serve hot garnished with cilantro, butter and onions with lemon.
1. I have used a mix of spices, you can simply use pav bhaji masala with red chili powder and salt.
my fav.. well done..
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