VIJAYA'S RECIPES

PAV BHAJI

Ingredients:

• Potatoes                                   :   2
• Cauliflower                             :   250 gms
• Carrot                                      :   1
• Beans                                       :   100 gms
• Shimla Mirch (Capscicum)   :   1
• Green Peas                              :   1 cup
• Ginger                                     :   1 inch piece
• Garlic                                      :   10 to 15 cloves
• Green Chillies                         :   6
• Onions                                     :   3 finely chopped
• Tomatoes                                 :   4 finely chopped
• Haldi (Turmeric)                    :   1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder                  :   1 tsp
• Everest Paav Bhaji Masala    :   2 tsp
• Garam Masala                        :   1 tsp
• Dhania Jeera Powder             :   1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Paav
• Butter
• Coriander

Method:

• In a cooker – add all vegetables – Potatoes, Cauliflower, Carrot, Beans, Shimla Mirch (Capscicum), Green Peas.  Add 3 cups of water, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp haldi (Turmeric). Pressure cook for 4 whistles. After the cooker cools down, strain water from the cooked vegetables. Keep the water (Vegetable stalk aside).  Mash all the vegetables with a masher.
• In a Pan take 4 tsp oil . Add Ginger-Garlic-Green chillies paste, Onions, Tomatoes, Turmeric, Red Chilli powder, Dhania Jeera Powder, Chaat Masala, Garam Masala, Pav Bhaji Masala, Salt. 
• Mix well and add Butter and Coriander
• Heat  a Flat Nonstick  Pan. Cut the Pav into halves. Put 1 tsp of Butter on the Pan.  Place Pav on the Pan and heat it till it becomes golden brown.
• Pav Bhaji’s Bhaji is ready.
• Serve Bhaji with Pav, finely chopped onions and 2 pieces of Lemon.

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