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Uttarpradesh · Breakfast

Pav Bhaji

Traditional 8. Pav Bhaji recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Potatoes, boiled & mashed: 200g
• Cauliflower, boiled & mashed: 100g
• Peas, boiled: 60g
• Carrots, boiled & mashed: 80g
• Onions, finely minced: 80g
• Tomatoes, finely chopped: 100g
• Ginger-garlic paste: 10g
• Green chilies, minced: 2
• Butter: 40g
• Pav bhaji masala powder: 7g (or see spice mix below)
• Red chili powder: 2g
• Turmeric powder: 1g
• Salt: 5g
• Lemon juice: 15ml
• Fresh coriander, chopped: 8g
• Water: 150ml
• Pav (Indian bread rolls) or dinner rolls: 4 pieces
• Butter, melted: 20g
• Garlic, minced: 5g
• Coriander seeds: 1g
• Cumin seeds: 0.5g
• Dried red chilies: 1g
• Fenugreek leaves: 0.5g
• Turmeric: 0.5g
• Cloves: 1
• Cinnamon: small piece
• Dry roast, cool, and grind to powder
• Color: Deep reddish-brown with orange vegetables visible
• Pav: Golden-brown and slightly crispy on outside, soft inside

👩‍🍳 How to make Pav Bhaji

1. Heat butter in a heavy-bottomed pan at medium heat
2. When butter foams, add minced onions
3. Fry onions 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until softened (should not brown)
4. Add ginger-garlic paste, cook 1 minute (raw smell should disappear)
5. Add minced green chilies, cook 20 seconds
6. Add finely chopped tomatoes, cook 2-3 minutes until tomatoes soften and release their moisture
7. Add all boiled vegetables: potatoes, cauliflower, peas, carrots
8. Mash thoroughly with a potato masher until all vegetables are broken down and mixed (should be relatively smooth but not completely uniform)
9. Add pav bhaji masala powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder
10. Stir well for 1 minute (spices should coat all vegetables)
11. Add salt, mix thoroughly
12. Pour 150ml water gradually while stirring
13. Increase heat to medium-high, simmer 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently
14. Bhaji should become a thick, creamy mixture (like hummus consistency)
15. It should leave a trail when scraped with spoon on the pan
16. Add lemon juice, stir
17. Taste and adjust salt and spice; add fresh coriander
18. Keep bhaji hot on low heat
19. Cut pav rolls in half lengthwise
20. Mix melted butter with minced garlic
21. In a griddle or shallow pan, heat a small amount of butter
22. Place pav halves cut-side down on griddle
23. Toast 2-3 minutes until light golden-brown and crispy
24. Butter both sides while toasting (using the garlic-butter mixture)
25. Serve immediately while hot and crispy

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