Monday, September 17, 2007

Pav Bhaji


Ingredients:


Potato medium size - 4
Cabbage chopped - 1 cup
Cauliflower flowerets - 1 cup
Carrots - 3
Beans - 10
Green Peas -1/2 cup
Onions finely chopped - 2
Tomato finely chopped – 2
Green chillies-2 - 3
Ginger 1"
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 tsp Ketchup (optional)
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp red chili powder
2 tbs Pav Bhaji Masala
Salt to taste
Half lemon


Method:


Cut potato into small pieces. Wash the vegetables with water.


Cook all the vegetables (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Beans, Potato, Peas) in a pressure cooker .Mash them coarsely. ( If you are using frozen peas, then no need to pressure cook the peas)


Heat 2 tbsp. of butter in a frying pan or kadhai.


Add chopped green chillies, chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste, when the aroma of ginger fry it until it become light golden brown in color. Then add chopped tomato and cook till it becomes tender.


Add pavbhaji masala, chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, sugar half table spoon and cook again for 4-5 minutes. (Incase you are using the frozen peas then add now)


Add the boiled vegetables, lemon juice and mix well. Simmer till it becomes thick, Stir and mash into pieces in between.


Slit the pavs horizontally.


Apply little butter on tava and roast the pavs till hot and soft.


Garnish bhaji with chopped coriander leaves and onions. Serve hot with pav and tomato sauce/green chutney.


Garnish


Lemon
Onion chopped

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