Pav Bhaji

Prep Time - 10 mins
Cooking time - 15 mins

Ingredients :

For the Bhaji:

Chopped vegetables ( like Potatoes, cauliflower, peas, cabbage, carrots, beans, capsicum etc.) - 3 cups
Onion - 1 medium chopped
Tomato - 2 medium chopped
Ginger- Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala - 2-3 tbsp [ I used Everest Pav Bhaji Masala ]
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Chili Powder - 1 tsp [ or as per your taste ]
Jeera - 1 tsp
Saunf/ Sombu / Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 3-4 tbsp
Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp
Salt [ as per your taste ]

Note : The Pav Bhaji Masala already has Cumin powder, Coriander powder and Fennel seeds powder. You can avoid adding these while cooking if you want it less spicy.
 
For the Pav:

Pav/ Bread
Butter


For Garnishing (quantity as per requirements):

Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Onions
Butter
Lime Juice


Procedure :


Pressure cook all the vegetables till one whistle. Drain the water and keep it aside.

Take a large pan on medium heat and add a tbsp of butter. When hot put the Jeera and Fennel seeds and wait till they splutter. Now add the onions and stir till they turn golden brown , then add in the Turmeric and Ginger Garlic paste. Stir till the raw smell of Ginger Garlic paste goes off.
Now add the chopped tomatoes Salt, Pav Bhaji Masala, Coriander powder, Cumin Powder, Chili Powder, Kasoori Methi and the half a cup of drained water which we had kept aside. [ First add in 2 tbsp of Pav Bhaji Masala. If you'd like it more spicy you can add in more masala after you add the vegetables]

Keep Stirring till the Tomatoes get cooked and also the raw smell of the masala goes off. Add in the vegetables and water as required. [The bhaji should have a semi-solid consistency; so pour in water whenever you feel the bhaji is drying out]. Mash the vegetables properly. Once properly mixed add in the remaining butter and cook on low flame till serving.
Take a hot griddle and pour in enough butter for Pan Frying the Pav/ Butter. You can avoid this step and just dry roast your Pav but using butter adds to the taste. You can also sprinkle a pinch of Pav Bhaji masala over your Pav to make it spicy.

Serving recommendations :

Take the hot Bhaji in a serving plate and add lime juice and garnish it with a dollop of butter chopped onions and cilantro and serve it with the hot Pav.