MAHARASHTRIAN DELICACY PAV-BHAJI

Pav bhaji is a Maharashtrian fast food dish that originated in Mumbai cuisine. The pav-bhaji is a spicy preparation with a mixture of vegetables, either whole or mashed, a generous dose of fresh tomatoes, a dollop of butter, optional toppings of cheese , consumed with warm bread gently or crispy fried in butter - an all-time, anytime favourite with Mumbaikars. It is native to MUMBAI and has now become popular in most metropolitan areas in India, Pav means bread. Bhaji in Marathi means vegetable dish. Pav bhaji consists of bhaji (a thick potato-based curry) garnished with coriander and chopped onion , and a dash of lemon and lightly toasted pav. The pav is usually buttered on all sides.

Ingredients

• 1 medium size potatoes
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• ½ (half) cup chopped french beans
• 1 large onion – finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes – finely chopped
• 1 capsicum/green bell pepper
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped
•  2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• amul butter as much you want
• salt
• 6 pavs

Recipe:

1. Boil all the vegetables except onions, tomatoes and capsicum in a pressure cooker. 
2. Mash the vegetables and keep aside.
3. In a pan, add butter.
4. When the butter melts,  add the chopped onions.
5. Fry the onions till they become transparent. Now add the ginger-garlic paste.
6. Add chopped green chilies and fry for a minute.
7. Add the tomatoes and fry them till they become soft and mushy.
8. Add the chopped capsicum. Now add  turmeric powder and pav bhaji masala.
9. Mix the dry masalas well. Fry for few minutes till the capsicum become a little soft.
10. Now add the mashed vegetables..
11. Add some water. Keep on stirring and let the vegetable simmer for 7-8 minutes.
12. If the vegetable becomes too dry and then add some more water.
13. When done, garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with chopped onions and chopped lime.
14. While serving, add amul butter to the bhaji and serve with buttered pavs.
15. You can add more butter, if you like it. In fact, with more butter, the pav bhaji tastes very good.

To make the pavs:

1. Slice the pavs .
2. On a flat pan, heat some butter.
3. When the butter melts, keep the pavs on the melted butter so that it absorbs the butter and fry for a minute.
4. If you want to make the pav crisp, fry for a few more minutes. Serve the pavs hot with the bhaji.