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Thursday, September 16, 2010

BOMBAY PAV BHAJI

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Pav bhaji is a famous street food of Indian, especially Mumbai and Pune. It consists of pav (bread) and the bhaji (gravy) made of potato, carrot, capsicum or other vegetable cooked with pav masala, onion, tomato and ginger garlic paste.

It is so convenient and also a complete meal for busy workers who are rushing for time. Now you can find this in many parts of the world including Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, UK and many more.

In my recipe, I have used whatever vegetables available in my kitchen and added chili powder since my family loves spicy food, green chili can be added instead of chili powder. It is entirely up to you to adjust the spice level according to your taste. I didn't mash the veggies but let them fully cooked and turns soft.

It is so delicious and will definitely cook this Bombay Pav Bhaji often. I halved the recipe, another alternative you could use this bhaji for stuffing your puff or bun. They become as great snack to be enjoyed by whole family during picnic or party.

BOMBAY PAV BHAJI
Adapated from  Sanjeev Kapoor

2 potato boiled & cubed
2 tomatoes chopped
1 Onion chopped
1/2 in ginger minced
4 garlic minced
1 carrot grated
1/2 cup green peas
2 tsp red chili powder
1 tbsp pav masala
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste
chopped onion for garnish
1 lemon cut into wedges
coriander leaves
4 pav (bun)
1-2 T butter

METHOD

* Heat the oil, fry the onion, ginger, garlic until fragrant. Add the tomato and salt, cook until tomato turns soft.

* Now add the pav masala and chili powder, stir until raw smell goes.

* Pour in potato, green peas, carrot and 1 cup of water, simmer for few minutes until thicken.

* Remove from heat. At the time of serving sprinkle with chopped onion, coriander leaves and add lemon slice.

* Cut the pav horizontally into 2, heat the butter and pan fried the pav until light brown.


33 comments:

  1. hey this looks so good. I am hungry now.

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  2. I love pav bhaji and nicely done :)

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  3. Yummylicious pav bhaji ,easy to prepare too.Picture perfect .

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  4. wow...looks really tasty!

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  5. I'm simply craving to have these !! Looks so good.

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  6. Makes me hungry..looks super delicious.

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  7. Yum..my all time fav..looks so delicious!!

    US Masala

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  8. What can i say, pav baji one of the best street food....yum i don't mind having of plate of it right away! :)

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  9. One of my fav street side food. Yumm!

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  10. This looks so healthy and delicious! I love the spices you've used in it!

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  11. Pav Bhaji...here I come for my breakfast!!! Self-service je la...hehehe! :D

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  12. Pav Bhaji is my favourite snack. Yours look so tasty. Thanks for sharing.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  13. i love pav bhaji too and yours look so yummm....

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  14. Just love anytime, my all time fav..

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  15. pavbhaji, is my fav too. looks very nice

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  16. I have not eaten Pav Bhaji before - it looks delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe.

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  17. Reminds me my college days....can have it any time....

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  18. You know when I was in a residential hostel, this used to be my favorite chat item. brought back memories :)

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  19. ahaaa i love this pav bhaji ..its my all time favorite ..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  20. My family loves pav bhaji..yours looks tempting!

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  21. Oh Pally, i just had this for the first time last week, so excited that you reminded me about it, and now have the recipe. By looking at your recipes, Im wondering are you Indian. I am not, but married to one, and am TOTALLY loving your site even more now that I see all this yummy Indian food. Yayy, please come on over and share some spice with us will you. Thanks again, Bella :)

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  22. Thank you for sharing and I want to share information about Madras Bistro which offers a wide range of delicious North and South Indian vegetarian dishes. Situated in the heart of Bergen County, Madras Bistro is located in Hackensack, NJ.

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