Bambaiya Pav Bhaji

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Bambaiya Pav Bhaji

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 30 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 2 nos boiled potatoes


  • 1/2 cups peas


  • 1/4 cups beetroot


  • 1 cups cauliflower florets


  • 1/4 cups capsicum


  • 1/4 cups carrot


  • 1 tsp udupi ruchi pav bhaji masala


  • 1 tsp red chili powder


  • 1 nos green chilli


  • 6 nos garlic pods


  • 1 tbsp oil


  • 1 tsp salt


  • 1 nos onion


  • 3 nos tomatoes


  • 1 tbsp butter


  • 2 tbsp oil


  • 2-3 cups water


  • 1/4 cups to sprinkle,lemon juice


  • 6 nos to serve,pavs

Directions

  • Blanch the tomatoes and deskin them and grind into a puree.
  • Grate the boiled potatoes.
  • Crush together the Green chilli and the garlic finely.
  • In a pressure cooker, add 4 cups of water.
  • Add in the peas, beetroot, carrot and cauliflower and boil on full flame till 2 whistles.
  • Chop the onion very finely.
  • Slice the capsicum in thin, long strips.
  • In a heavy bottom pan, heat the oil.
  • Add in the onion and saute till it turns translucent.
  • Put in the sliced capsicum and let cook till it turns soft.
  • Now, put in the garlic-green chilli paste and stir fry for a minute.
  • Add in the tomato puree and cook till colour change.
  • Add all seasonings and mix well.
  • Now, add in the boiled potatoes and vegetables.
  • Reserve the water in which the vegetables were boiled.
  • Cover the pan with a heavy lid and let the vegetables cook for about 10 minutes on slow flame.
  • This helps them in absorbing the seasonings.
  • Stir once in awhile so that they don't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
  • Add in the water and let it cook till the vegetables become very mushy and soft.
  • Can adjust the gravy consistency at this stage by adding more water.
  • Shut off the flame and mash the Sabji with the Pav Bhaji masher.
  • To serve-Cut the buns horizontally.
  • Smear with little butter.
  • Toast lightly on a tawa.
  • Serve the ready Pav Bhaji with sliced onions and lemon wedges.
  • The Beetroot gives the Bhaji a reddish tinge organically, without adding in any artificial colours.