Pav Bhaji

Ingredients :

Potatoes, boiled and mashed  - 4 medium

Tomatoes,chopped  - 4 medium

Onions,chopped  - 2 medium

Green capsicum,chopped deseeded  - 1 medium

Cauliflower,grated  - 1/4 small

Green peas,shelled  - 1/4 cup

Ginger,chopped  - 1 piece

Garlic  - 8-10 cloves

Oil  - 3 tbsp

Pav bhaji masala  - 1 1/2 tbsp

Green chillies,chopped  - 3-4

Salt  -  to taste

Butter  - 3 tbsp

Fresh coriander leaves,chopped  - 1/4 cup

Lemons,cut into wedges  - 2

Method :

1. Boil green peas in salted water till soft, drain, mash lightly and set aside.
2. Grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan and add three fourth quantity of onions. Sauté till light brown.
3. Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Stir-fry for half a minute.
4. Add half the quantity of tomatoes and cook on medium heat for three to four minutes, stirring continuously or till oil separates from the masala.
5. Add capsicum, mashed peas, cauliflower, potatoes and one and half cups of water. Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes, pressing with back of the spoon a few times, till all the vegetables are completely mashed.
6. Add Pavbhaji Masala, salt and remaining tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for two minutes, stirring continuously.
7. Heat half of the butter in a thick-bottomed pan or a tawa. Slice pav horizontally into two and pan fry in butter for half a minute, pressing two or three times or till pav is crisp and light brown.
8. Garnish the bhaji with chopped coriander leaves, remaining butter and serve hot with pav accompanied with remaining chopped onion and lemon wedges.

For pav bhaji Masala:

Ingredients:

• 50 grams red chili
• 50 grams coriander seeds
• 25 grams cumin seeds
• 25 grams black pepper
• 25 grams cinnamon
• 25 grams clove
• 4-5 black cardamom
• 25 grams dry mango powder
• 10 grams fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp. turmeric powder
• Roast all the ingredients separately.
• When cool, grind it. Shift them and mix dry mango powder, turmeric powder and store in a bottle.

                         Enjoy and Good luck :)

Luv,

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