Monday 14 October 2019

Pav Bhaji Recipe


 Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food dish consisting of a mashed, spicy and thick mixed vegetable curry (bhaji) garnished with onion slices, lemon wedges and coriander leaves, served with soft buns (pav). Aromatic and spice blend home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder is used to make this delicious Pav Bhaji.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pav Bhaji using home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder.

Ingredients:-

Pav / soft bun.                   - 2 or 4
Onion.                               -1big
Carrot.                               -1
Potato.                               - 2 medium size
Tomato.                             -2
Green peas.                       -1/2 cup frozen
Capsicum.                         - 1
Green chillies.                   -2
Garlic.                                -2 cloves
Ginger.                               - a small piece
Salt.                                    - to taste.
Pav Bhaji Masala Powder. -2 tbsp (home made)
Oil.                                     - 3tbsp
Butter.                                -1tbsp

For garnishing:-

Onion.                  -1 small
Lemon Juice.        -1tsp
Coriander leaves. - few chopped

For Home Made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder:-

Coriander seeds.                    - 2tsp
Dry Red Chillies (Kashmiri). -5 or 6
Cumin seeds.                          -1tsp
Black Pepper corn.                 -1/2tsp
Fennel seeds.                           -1/2tsp
Cinnamon.                               -1 inch stick
Cloves.                                     - 4
Star Anise.                                -1
Black Cardamom.                     -1
Kashmiri Red chilly powder.    - 2tsp
Turmeric powder.                      -1/4tsp
Amchur powder.                        -1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Peel, wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

2). Peel, wash and chop Carrot into small pieces and keep aside.

3). Wash and finely chop Capsicum and keep aside.

4). Peel wash and finely chop a small piece of Ginger and keep aside.

5). Peel and finely chop Garlic and keep aside.

6). Wash and boil the Potatoes with skin till soft. Peel the skin and mash the Potatoes and keep aside.

7). Wash and finely chop Green chillies and keep aside.

8). Wash and finely chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

9). Clean, wash and finely chop Coriander leaves and keep aside.

10). To make Pav Bhaji Masala Powder :-

Dry roast Coriander seeds, dry Red chillies, Black Pepper corns, Cumin seeds and Fennel seeds on low flame till aroma comes out. When cooled grind the above roasted ingredients along with Cinnamon, Cloves, Star Anise and Black Cardamom to a smooth but little coarse powder.Transfer the  above coarsely ground spice powders to a clean and dry bowl to cool. When little cooled add Kashmiri Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder, Amchur powder into the bowl and mix with the coarsely ground ingredients. Home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder is ready to use. When cooled to room temperature store the Pav Bhaji Masala Powder in a clean, dry and air tight glass bottle. You can use this pav bhaji masala powder to make pav bhaji or pulao.Always use clean and dry spoon to take out the pav bhaji masala powder from glass bottle for better shelf life.

Method to make Pav Bhaji Recipe:-

1). Heat 3tbsp Oil in a pan on medium flame and add finely chopped Green chillies, finely chopped Ginger, finely chopped Garlic and finely chopped Onion. Saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

2). Add finely chopped Carrot, frozen Green peas and finely chopped Capsicum. Saute well.

3). Add required Salt and little water and stir well.

4). Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the Carrot, Green peas and Capsicum becomes soft.Saute in between.

5). Add chopped Tomatoes and saute well till mushy.

6). Mash all the cooked ingredients in the pan with a masher.

7). Add boiled and mashed Potatoes and mix well.

8). Add 2tbsp of home made Pav Bhaji Masala Powder and mix well. Mash and stir well all the ingredients in between with the masher and cook for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

9). Add Lemon Juice on the bhaji (mixed vegetable curry) and mix well.

10). Lastly garnish the curry (bhaji) with finely chopped Onion and finely chopped Coriander leaves .

A tasty, spicy and delicious Pav Bhaji is ready to serve with pav (bread).Shallow fry the pav (bread) in butter just before serving.


Try the Pav Bhaji recipe  using home made Pav bhaji masala powder and enjoy the dish.

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