Pav Bhaji
By: Mythreyi Dilip
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:34pm

Ingredients




Ingredients

Pav-4 (Pav (bread) to be roasted with an ample amount of butter)

Potatoes big finely chopped-3

Peas-1/2cup

Onion big finely chopped-1

medium Tomatoes  finely chopped-2
Ginger and garlic paste-1tsp

Chilly powder-1tsp

Salt to taste

Lime juice-1tsp

Butter-3tbsp

Roast and finely grind to powder

Shahi Jeera-1tsp

Coriander seeds-1tbsp

Dry red chilly-2

Dry mango powder-1tsp

Cinnamon-1/2"

Black Cardamon-1

Fennel seeds-1tsp

Preparation

1 Heat butter in a pressure pan, add onions, potatoes, peas, ginger and garlic paste, tomatoes, chilly powder, turmeric and enough water. 2 Pressure cook until potatoes are done. 3 Add the ground masala to cooked potatoes and season with salt. 4.Mash the potatoes with a laddle, simmer for 5mins until the mixture thickens and butter floats on top. Serve Hot with Pav.

About


Pav bhaji is a fast food dish native to Maharashtrians particularly in the Maharashtrian city of Mumbai & Pune (India). Its simple and easy to prepare yet very tasty.

Comments:
Beverley Ann D'Cruz

One of my street food favourites in Bombay. Have to admit the local Amul butter gives it the most flavourful - albeit salty - touch.