Indian Food Recipes: Pav Bhaji

 By Nandini Bhushan*

Much like the Indian culture, the cuisine of India is blessed with an immense range of traditional as well as regional food. Depending upon the availability of local vegetables, fruits, Spices and herbs along with the climatic factor, Indian food varies in choices. Each state is  influenced with these choices making them unique and distinctive from one another.

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Pav Bhaji

It goes without saying that pav bhaji dominates the list of Mumbai’s street food menu that is relished by people of all ages. An ultimate comfort food pav bhaji is a delicious combination of cooked and mashed vegetables that is served along with pav loaded with butter. Its journey from the humble food of masses to the menu of high end restaurants has been incredibly enduring.

Ingredients

Potato : 4

Tomato : 4

Onion : 2

Blanched green peas : ½ cup

Capsicum : ½ cup

Carrot : 1

Cauliflower : ½ cup

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1 tsp

Red chilli powder : 1 tsp

Pav bhaji masala : 2 tsp

Salt  as required

Oil : 2 tsp

Butter : 100 gms

Step 1

Boil the potato until soft. Once done peel and mash.

Step 2

Add 2 tsp oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion and saute till the colour changes.

Step 3

Add the tomatoes along with the above mentioned masala and saute them all together.

Step 4

Put the grated vegetables along with peas in the tomato masala and cook them all together for about five to seven minutes until the vegetables turn soft. Finally add the mashed potatoes and combine all while cooking together.

Step 5

Add about a cup of water and with the help of a masher, mash the vegetables along with the potato. Once done add the pav bhaji masala, top the bhaji with coriander leaves and dollop of butter.

Step 6

Serve the bhaji along with diced onion, lemon slice and butter toasted pav.

*Nandini Bhushan is a well-known food blogger