Pav Bhaji Recipe

The very name of Pav Bhaji sets the taste buds tingling. This popular Gujarati street food is a wholesome meal as it has the goodness of a variety of vegetables, freshly chopped onion and coriander leaves and a sprinkling of lemon juice. Served with a dollop of butter and freshly roasted Pav it is simply lip smacking.

Ingredients :

250 gms caulifower
6 potatoes peeled
One big bowl of peas
6 tomatoes chop fine
5 onions mince
10 cloves of garlic
3tsps of Everest Tikhalal chilly powder
1 tsp Everest Kashmiri Lal chilly powder.
2 tsps Everest pav bhaji masala.
Salt.
100 gms Amul butter
Coriander leaves chopped fine.
1tsp jeera/cumin seeds
4tbsps oil
4 tbsps ghee/clarified butter.

Method:

Pressure cook the Cauliflower, peas and potato, and mash them well with the masher. Grind the garlic to a fine paste with both the above mentioned chilly powders with a little water. Heat 4 tbsps of oil n 4 tbsps of ghee. Add 1 tsp jeera, and after it splutters add the chopped onions, the garlic chilly paste and salt. Roast till it gives its aroma. Add the pav bhaji masala and roast for a couple of minutes. Add the tomatoes and mash them well. Add the pureed vegetables and allow it to come to a boil, stirring frequently.
Add 100 gms of Amul butter, mix well and switch off the gas. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Slice the Pav/ burger like bread. Butter them and roast them on a skillet/tava. Serve with chopped onions and lemon wedges.