Pav Bhaji (Flat Buns with dry mix veg curry) Recipe

Pav bhaji is famous Punjabi dish popular all over India. This is a spicy blend of vegetables in tomato gravy served with pav that is cooked with butter.
Pav Bhaji (Flat Buns with dry mix veg curry) picture

Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineIndianCourseAppetizer
SpecialityComplete MealVegetarianVegetarian
Main IngredientVegetableInterest GroupParty

Recipe Story

When I am lazy to cook on an entire meal for my family, pav bhaji in one of the first few dishes which comes to mind. It is easy to cook and also filling.

Ingredients

 
12 Pav buns
 
2 Onions
 
3 tsp Dhania Powder
 
5 Tomatoes
 
2 tsp Jeera Powder
 
3 Potatoes
 
2 tsp Chilli powder
 
1 cup Peas
 
4 tsp Pav Bhajji masala
 
1/2 cup Carrot
 
Salt to taste
 
1/2 cup Beans
 
1/2 cup Coriander for garnish
 
1/2 cup Cabbage
 
2 tsp Lemon Juice
 
1/2 cup Capsicum
 
1 cup Cauliflower
 
1' piece Ginger
 
Garlic optional
 
2 Green chillies finely chopped

Directions

Heat a pan with oil & add the onions. Fry till translucent. Add tomatoes,salt,add all the powders and fry till the oil floats on top.
Steam all the other vegetables seperately & add them to the onion mixture.
Add a cup of water & let it cook to boiling consistency. Then With the help of a potato masher keep mashing the mixture till it cooks nicely.
When all the vegetables are cooked thoroughly garnish with coriander & lemon juice and serve with Pav.
For the pavs:
Slit open the pavs from the middle. Apply butter in the inside & place them on a pre-heated frying pan.When they get golden brown from the inside take them off.
Serve hot with bhajji.

Comments

riya says :

this is very nice recipe
Posted on: 9 February 2012 - 6:26am

Anonymous says :

Pav Bhaji is not Punjabi. It was a dish invented in Maharashtra made for the mill workers. You sir have failed.
Posted on: 8 September 2011 - 4:54pm

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