PAV BHAJI -SPICED MASHED VEGETABLES SERVED WITH BREAD ROLLS!!!

 

PAV BHAJI - THIS POPULAR INDIAN STREET FOOD ORIGINATED IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA,IT IS A MASHED THICK GRAVY OF MIXED VEGETABLES OF ONE’ CHOICE BLENDED WITH SPICES AND SERVED WITH BUTTERED BREAD ROLLS, TYPICALLY SERVED WITH A DOLLOP OF  BUTTER ,CHOPPED ONIONS AND A DASH OF LEMON,YUMMMMM!!!

I MADE THIS WITH READY MIX OF PAV BHAJI SPICES.EASY TO PREPARE AND IF ONE AVOIDS THE BUTTER AND SERVE IT WITH TOASTED MULTIGRAIN BREAD THEN ITS LOW - CALORIE TOO,BUT OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE SHOULD BE ENJOYED MINUS THE GUILT FACTOR!!!

RECIPE CARD:

PREPARATION TIME: 15 MINS

COOKING TIME:25-30 MINS

SERVES:3-4

INGREDIENTS:

• POTATOES/ALOO-2 MEDIUM SIZED( CHOPPED)
• GREEN PEAS/MATAR-1/2 CUP
• CAPSICUM/SHIMLA MIRCH-2 NO ( CHOPPED)
• CAULIFLOWER/GOBHI- SMALL SIZE
• TOMATOES/TAMATAR-2 NO (CHOPPED)
• ONIONS /PIYAZ-1 NO ( CHOPPED)
• GINGER N GARLIC PASTE/ ADRAK LASSAN PASTE -1 TSP
• PAV BHAJI MASALA-3 TBSP
• RED CHILLI POWDER/LAL MIRCH POWDER-1 TSP
• SALT TO TASTE 
• BUTTER -1 TBSP
• OIL -1 TBSP
• BUTTER FOR SERVING AND FRYING THE BREAD ROLLS 
• CHOPPED ONIONS, CORRIANDER AND LEMON FOR GARNISHING.

METHOD:

1. WASH AND CHOP ALL THE VEGETABLES ROUGHLY AND PRESSURE COOK THEM TILL SOFT WITH LITTLE SALT.
2. MASH WHEN COOK ,KEEP ASIDE.I BLENDED WITH A HAND BLENDER.
3. IN A PAN PUT OIL AND BUTTER AND CHOPPED ONIONS SAUTÉ ONIONS FOR 4-5 MINS.
4. ADD GINGER AND GARLIC PASTE AND TOMATOES AND RED CHILLI POWDER, PAV BHAJI MASALA AND SALT ,COOK TILL THE TOMATOES TURN PULPY AND SPICES ARE COOKED .
5. ADD THE MASHED VEGETABLES AND COOK FOR 5 MINS.
6. ADD 1/2 CUP OF WATER ,STIR AND ADD BUTTER MIX WELL .
7. TOAST THE BREAD ROLLS / PAV IN BUTTER .
8. SERVE THE VEG BHAJI TOPPED WITH CHOPPED ONIONS,CORRIANDER,LEMON SLICE AND DOLLOP OF BUTTER ..
9. ENJOYYY!!!