Pav Bhaji Recipe

Pav bhaji is believed to have originated in Mumbai,Maharashtra. Now this dish is popular all over India.
Bhaji is marathi means curry.
This bhaji is more of a mixed vegetable curry.
Most pulpy vegetables can be used in bhaji preparation.

Since this bhaji tastes best with Pav- bread, its called pav bhaji.
Pav Bhaji can be had as a meal - lunch, dinner or can be had as snack.
Its healthy - rich in carbohydrates. Since alot of vegetables are used in preparing Bhaji, we can get the benefits,nutrients from all these vegetables in one dish.

How to make Pav Bhaji?

Ingredients:
1. Onion - 1
2. Tomato - 5
3. Carrot -1
4. Capsicum - 2
5. Potato - 4
6. Chayote/Seeme badnekayi - 1
7. Peas - 1 cup
8. Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Pav bhaji masala - 3 tsp
10. Cloves -3
11. Cinnamon - 1 inch
12. Ginger - 1 inch
13. Salt as per taste
14. Coriander
15. Butter - 1 tbsp
16. Lemon for garnishing

Preparation:
1. Cook potato, chayote and peas.Either microwave or pressure cook.
2. All them to cool down.
3. Grate the carrot. Cut the remaining veggies.
4. In a container heat the butter. Add onion and fry the onion until they turn slightly goldenish.
5. Then add the cut capsicum and fry for 2 mins.
6. Add tomato and fry.
7. Smash the boiled potato and chayote and add to the remaining veggies that are being fried.
8. Add the grated carrot and boiled peas.
9. Mix well and allow the veggies to cook. Simultaneously add crushed cloves and cinnamon, red chilly powder, pav bhaji masala and salt.
10. Mix well and cook for 10 mins.Keep smashing the veggies with a wooden spoon.(we also get special equipment only for the purpose-smashing)

This Curry(Bhaji) is typically had with Pav, which is a bread like bun. The bun is slit into 2 and slightly heated. Apply Butter to the pav while it is being heated.The dish is garnished with coriander, cut onion and lemon.

I also enjoy eating this bhaji with Chapati.