Paav Bhaji

Paav Bhaji is a fabulous dish prepared with lot of vegetables and buns. Paav Bhaji is a western India recipe. Paav Bhaji is popular Indian snack to be served in restuarants and road side stalls. It is the most famous recipie of the maharashtrians.

Ingredients :

• Mixed vegetables - 2 cup (chopped fine)
• Potatoes - 1 cup (chopped fine)
• Onions - 1 cup (grated)
• Chopped cloves of garlic - 1 tsp (ground together)
• Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
• Tomato-grated - 1 cup
• Tomato puree - ½ cup
• Green chillies-chopped to taste
• Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
• Turmeric - ½ tsp
• Pav bhaji masala - 1 tsp
• Powdered red pepper - ½ tsp
• Salt - 1 tbsp
• Pav (Breads) - 6 pcs
• Butter for the bread
• Oil

Method

• First heat oil and add cumin seeds in it.
• After that add the onion paste and sauté till brown and fat separates.
• Now add the mixed vegetables and potatoes and sauté first over high heat, then over low, till cooked through.
• Add tomatoes and puree, green chillies, turmeric, salt, pav bhaji masala and red pepper and continue cooking till the fat separates.
• Keep mashing the vegetables with the stirrer as it cooks.
• To serve, heat some butter, slit the bread horizontally and fry in the butter till brown.
• After this take the vegetables prepared and put it inbetween the breads.
• Now add some chutney, tomatoes and sew bhujia.
• Serve it hot.