Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a famous street snack which is everyone's favourite. It needs no description. Just dig into the recipe and enjoy delicious lip smacking pav bhaji at home.

Ingredients :

• Pav Buns - 1 pack
• Onion - 1 large
• Tomato - 2 medium
• Capsicum - 1 medium
• Potato - 1 medium-sized
• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Pav Bhaji Powder - 1 tsp
• Salt to Taste
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Butter - 1 tbsp + for frying & serving
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Chopped Onion + Lemon wedges for serving

Method :

• Pressure cook potato and green peas in salt water. Peel potato and mash both potato and peas. Reserve and use the water in which peas was cooked.
• Finely chop onion, tomato and capsicum.
• In a pan heat oil and 1 tbsp butter.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes away.
• Add chopped onions and fry till translucent. Then add capsicum and fry till they are soft.
• Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they are mushy and oil oozes out.
• Add turmeric powder, chili powder, pav bhaji powder, salt and mix well.
• Now with the help of a potato smasher/ back of a ladle mash them well.

• Then add mashed potato, peas along with water and mash them together to combine well. 

• Check for seasoning. Add water for desired consistency and let it come to a boil. Garnish with coriander leaves. Bhaji is ready.

• Heat a tawa on medium flame. Melt 2 tsp of butter. Slice one pav bun horizntally into two and fry in butter till crisp and light brown. Similarly fry other pav buns too.
• Serve the fried pav buns with prepared bhaji with dollop of butter, chopped onion and a lemon wedge.