Pav Bhaji Recipe
Pav Bhaji is a famous Indian street food that is apparently not unhealthy. Bhaji is the gravy here, it’s a semi-gravy kind of a dish made using any and all vegetables that are there in your refrigerator – bottle gourds, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, peas, potato, brinjal; you can use them all. All the vegetables that your little one doesn’t like, just add them and he would love it.
Pav is a bun made using flour. I get them from the market although they can be easily prepared at home using the bread dough.
Pav bhaji is a flavorsome meal, a delicious blend of vegetables and spices. It is topped with butter which makes the gravy really smooth and served with onions and lemon wedges. The taste mostly comes from the pav bhaji masala which is readily available in markets from a lot of brands now.
Let’s see how we make it.
Servings
2 people
Kitchen Standing Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
| S.No. | Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Butter | 70 gms |
| 2. | Chopped Onions | 1 Unit |
| 3. | Chopped Ginger | 1 TBSP |
| 4. | Chopped Garlic | 1 TBSP |
| 5. | Chopped Tomatoes | 2 Units |
| 6. | Chopped Bell Pepper | 1 Unit |
| 7. | Potatoes | 2 Units |
| 8. | Carrot | 1 Unit |
| 9. | Bottle Gourd | 1 Unit |
| 10. | Cauliflower | 1 Unit |
| 11. | Peas | 1 Cup |
| 12. | Bottle Gourd | 1 Unit |
| 13. | Cauliflower | 1 Unit |
| 14. | Salt | To taste |
| 15. | Red Chilli Powder | 1 TBSP |
| 16. | Pav Bhaji masala | 2 TBSP |
Method
Step 1: Take a pressure cooker, add 1 cup of water and all the vegetables you wish to add. I have added carrot, bottle gourd, cauliflower, potatoes and peas.
Step 2: Pressure cook for 1 whistle, then lower the flame and cook for 5 minutes and turn off the flame. When the pressure releases, open the lid and allow the vegetables to cool.
Step 3: Now take a hand masher and use it to mash the veggies well.
Step 4: In a separate pan, heat about 20 gms of butter. Add chopped onion and saute them until golden brown.
Step 5: Now add chopped ginger and chopped garlic and saute for another 2-3 minutes.
Step 6: Add chopped bell peppers and cook them for about 3-4 minutes.
Step 7: Now add chopped tomatoes, salt and red chilli powder and cover with a lid. Allow to cook until the tomatoes are properly cooked and become soft.
Step 8: Add the pav bhaji masala now and mix well. Add the boiled vegetables, about 50 gms of butter and allow it to cook for about 10 minutes on low flame.
Step 9: Cut the buns into two equal halves, toast them using butter.
Serve the pav bhaji hot with buns, chopped onion and lemon wedges. Enjoy your meal!
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Ok, thanks for the info. I will change my tag from now on.
I know about the Plant Power Vegan community but not all my recipes are vegan so I don't post much there. But I will try.
Color view of the recipes is attractive hope it tastes as delicious as the view
Boss mate all this in ingredients is what I can see in my environment if i wanted to prepare this but the last one I don't understand it converting in English Well maybe is the nearest ingredient in my environment
good job done I appreciate
havee a nice weekend
It is a special spice for this dish. You should be able to get it from any Indian store.
okay nice one I appreciate
anytime any day that i feel like taking it or having more time by weekend I did not go anywhere so i will prepare it and I show you thank you very much
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This knocked me off my seat. That image. Just got a nostalgic back flash from my time in Sakinaka, Andheri East in Mumbai, when I used to work at a textile factory. The Pav Bhaji lunches were one of the things I dream about until today. At times I tend to get these very strong cravings because no matter where they make it, it isn't the same. This post really did something to me. I enjoy your post formatting for the recipes. Thank you for sharing.
If you have tasted the Mumbai Pav Bhaji, you might not like it anywhere else. They make it something crazy there, I love the local street pav bhaji of Mumbai. It's something to die for. But you can try this recipe, it might not be exactly the same taste, but I like this one, it's the closest I have eaten.
Thanks for your kind words :)
I believe you. There is this place in Switzerland called Interlaken that sells Pav Bhaji, because it's one of the favorite destinations for Indian's to go traveling. The place is flooded with Indian tourists because some of the sights there, are where a lot of Bollywood Films were shot. Swiss Alps. Since I am Indian and I look Indian but I guess I got something local to me, they approach me to ask the same question: "Excuse me, could you tell me whede da next Indian Edestaudant is?" Since I love close to a hotel that's also popular for Indian's very close to the Airport, I actually love approaching them too. I used to wonder why they wouldn't go for some local swiss food like Rösti or Raclette...? After a couple of years I asked someone why they wouldn't go for local food. The first reply was, because they'd like to taste Indian Food elsewhere. I asked a few since the question was so common. One of the best answers I liked was: "Come on, Indian food is just so delicious!" That hit me the most! It's so true. I worked as a cook here alongside some 3 star chef's out here who go through a four year apprenticeship in gastronomy, where they visit a school and learn about food technology, Nutrition & Health etc. My mom and dad know so many things that makes how they cook here seem so boring. It seems to be a time and era where they catch up to some stuff here in the west. My dad was telling stories about a time in the 70s when he came here and had a cooking show on TV and introduced Ginger to old Housewife's. They didn't know what Ginger was in Switzerland back then. You know what we say about ginger in India? Bander kya jane Adrak ka Swad”, “बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद”
Very yummy and tantalising.
looks easy to prepare. nice job
This look so good!!!
The ingredients all look so healthy, too, except for those plagued with food allergies. Yesterday I looked into the Four Blood Types dietary guidelines and faced the horrible fact: corn, mushroom, cabbage, pork, and beans are the next foods that I may have to give up. That, or suffer the sinusitis and vestibular migraine. Wheat, gluten in all forms, dairy, egg, and yeast were already a great sacrifice for a foodie who lives to eat - but now must eat to live. Ah, but I can look at your gorgeous recipes and remember how much I love India fare!
Fascinating subject - I should blog about it. :)