PAV BHAJI

This is a spicy blend of vegetables in tomato gravy served with pav that is cooked with butter. When I am lazy to cook an entire meal for my family, pav bhaji in one of the first few dishes which comes to my  mind. It is easy to cook and also filling. 

Ingredients

For the pav

8 pavs
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp Pav bhaji masala (optional)

For the bhaji

3 large potatoes
1 cup cauliflower florets
1/2 cup peas
1 cup carrots chopped
1 cup onion finely chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 green capsicum chopped roughly
1 cup tomato puree or 2-3 ripe tomatoes chopped finely
1 tsp chilli powder
1 1/2 tbsp Everest Pav bhaji masala

Salt as per taste
4 tbsp butter

For serving

1 onion finely chopped

1/2slice tomato finely chopped
4 lemon wedges
1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Method

For the bhaji

Take a pressure cooker and add the cauliflower, peas , potatoes , capsicum and carrots along with 1 cup water. 

Pressure cook  the vegetables until 3-4 whistles. Mash thoroughly using a potato masher .

Heat the butter in a large pan, add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Then, add ginger garlic paste and saute till the onion softens.

Add the tomato paste or chopped tomatoes and simmer till the oil separates.( I usually use tomato paste )

Add the chilli powder, pav bhaji masala and salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the mashed vegetables and mix well . Add 1 cup water and cook on slow flame for 20 mins. 

Add chopped coriander leaves. 

For the pav

Slice each pav into 2 horizontally. Apply a little butter to each side and sprinkle with a little pav bhaji masala, if desired.

Heat a large tava and cook the pav on both sides till the pieces are lightly browned.

How to proceed

Serve the hot bhaji on 4 individual plates and top with the onion , tomato and coriander leaves. 

Serve with the hot pav and lemon wedges.