How to make Pav Bhaji - Popular Mumbai roadside Recipe

Pav Bhaji is one of the most popular street food in Mumbai city and also in some parts of Maharashtra.  Paav means "a small bun" and Bhaaji means "vegetable".  So you can even have it as a meal or as a snack.  Paav Bhaji is a hot favorite Indian street food and you can see lot of vendors in streets all over Mumbai and in beach where they will be selling this snack item.  

 Paav Bhaji is a quick meal which can be grabbed on the go - since large portions of the Bhaji is made in advance and simply you need to reheat with few spices before serving.  You just need to wait till the Pav is toasted to perfection with butter!  top with raw onions and tomatoes, squeeze of lemon atop the bhaji.  Here is a method of preparation of Paav Bhaji.

Ingredients

•    Potatoes,boiled and mashed   -   4 medium
•    Tomatoes,chopped    -  4 medium
•    Onions,chopped     -  2 medium
•    Green capsicum,chopped deseeded   -   1 medium
•    Cauliflower,grated    -  1/4 small
•    Green peas,shelled    - 1/4 cup
•    Ginger,chopped     - 1 inch piece
•    Garlic    -  8-10 cloves
•    Oil     - 3 tablespoons
•    Green chillies,chopped  -   3 or 4
•    Pav bhaji masala   -  1 1/2 tablespoons
•    Salt     to taste
•    Butter  -   3 tablespoons
•    Paav   -  8
•    Fresh coriander leaves,chopped  -   1/4 cup
•    Lemons,cut into wedges    -  2
 

Method of preparation

1.  Boil green peas in salted water till soft, drain, mash lightly and set aside. 

2.  Grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste. 

3.  Heat oil in a pan and add three fourth quantity of onions. Sauté till light brown. 

4.  Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Stir-fry for half a minute. Add half the quantity of tomatoes and cook on medium heat for three to four minutes, stirring continuously or till oil separates from the masala. 

5.  Add capsicum, mashed peas, cauliflower, potatoes and one and half cups of water. 

6.  Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes, pressing with back of the spoon a few times, till all the vegetables are completely mashed. 

7.  Add Pavbhaji Masala, salt and remaining tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for two minutes, stirring continuously. 

8. Heat half of the butter in a thick-bottomed pan or a tawa. Slice pav horizontally into two and pan fry in butter for half a minute, pressing two or three times or till pav is crisp and light brown. 9. Garnish the bhaji with chopped coriander leaves, remaining butter and serve hot with pav accompanied with remaining chopped onion and lemon wedges.

Boil green peas in salted water till soft, drain, mash lightly and set aside. Grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan and add three fourth quantity of onions. Sauté till light brown. Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Stir-fry for half a minute. Add half the quantity of tomatoes and cook on medium heat for three to four minutes, stirring continuously or till oil separates from the masala. Add capsicum, mashed peas, cauliflower, potatoes and one and half cups of water. Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes, pressing with back of the spoon a few times, till all the vegetables are completely mashed. Add Pavbhaji Masala, salt and remaining tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for two minutes, stirring continuously. Heat half of the butter in a thick-bottomed pan or a tawa. Slice pav horizontally into two and pan fry in butter for half a minute, pressing two or three times or till pav is crisp and light brown. Garnish the bhaji with chopped coriander leaves, remaining butter and serve hot with pav accompanied with remaining chopped onion and lemon wedges. - See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/bombay-pavbhaji.aspx#sthash.hpV3y7SR.dpuf

Ingredients

•	Potatoes,boiled and mashed	4 medium
•	Tomatoes,chopped	4 medium
•	Onions,chopped	2 medium
•	Green capsicum,chopped deseeded	1 medium
•	Cauliflower,grated	1/4 small
•	Green peas,shelled	1/4 cup
•	Ginger,chopped	1 inch piece
•	Garlic	8-10 cloves
•	Oil	3 tablespoons
•	Green chillies,chopped	3-4
•	Pav bhaji masala	1 1/2 tablespoons
•	Salt	to taste
•	Butter	3 tablespoons
•	Pav	8
•	Fresh coriander leaves,chopped	1/4 cup
•	Lemons,cut into wedges	2

- See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/bombay-pavbhaji.aspx#sthash.hpV3y7SR.dpuf

Ingredients

•	Potatoes,boiled and mashed	4 medium
•	Tomatoes,chopped	4 medium
•	Onions,chopped	2 medium
•	Green capsicum,chopped deseeded	1 medium
•	Cauliflower,grated	1/4 small
•	Green peas,shelled	1/4 cup
•	Ginger,chopped	1 inch piece
•	Garlic	8-10 cloves
•	Oil	3 tablespoons
•	Green chillies,chopped	3-4
•	Pav bhaji masala	1 1/2 tablespoons
•	Salt	to taste
•	Butter	3 tablespoons
•	Pav	8
•	Fresh coriander leaves,chopped	1/4 cup
•	Lemons,cut into wedges	2

- See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/bombay-pavbhaji.aspx#sthash.hpV3y7SR.dpuf