This easy Pav Bhaji recipe features one of the most popular Indian street foods. It mainly originated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, but its popularity has now spread all over the country as a complete lunch or dinner meal. The Mumbai Pav Bhaji recipe is typically made up of two components: bhaji, a spicy mix of vegetable curry, and pav (bread rolls). It is very easy to make and tastes delicious. It requires effort to make this dish, but the taste makes it worth it. It also has different variants, such as Paneer Pavbhaji, which also tastes delicious. Follow the step-by-step instructions with photos and a complete recipe video to make this amazing dish at home.
About Pav Bhaji
The bhaji is made using mashed vegetables, like carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and peas, and spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, red chili powder, and most importantly, Pav Bhaji masala. It is garnished with lemon, onions, and coriander leaves, and also uses a good amount of butter. The pav is made by toasting it in the bhaji masala, which enhances the flavor and makes it so tasty. In this recipe, I’ll also use corn and show you how to make the best pav bhaji in a cooker. You can also make Pav bhaji in a different style with this Masala Pav Recipe.
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Pav Bhaji Recipe video
Pav Bhaji Recipe Ingredients
For Pav
- 1 tsp butter
- 2 pinches of pav bhaji masala
- coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp bhaji
- pav
For Bhaji
- 2 cups cauliflower
- 2Â green chillies
- 1/2 beetroot
- 1 capsicum
- 1/4 cup corn(optional)
- 1 carrot
- 2 potato
- 4 tomato
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 onion
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- Butter as required
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- coriander leaves
- water as required
How to cook Pav Bhaji
- Chop the veggies – 2 cups cauliflower, 2 green chilli, 1/2 beetroot, 1 capsicum, 1/4 cup corn(optional), 1 carrot, 2 potatoes, 4 tomatoes, 1/2 cup peas, 2 onions.
2. Add all the chopped veggies except tomato, onion, and capsicum in a pressure cooker.
3. Add salt and water as required(check the video) and cook until four to five whistles on a low to medium flame. Let the cooker cool down before opening it.
4. After it has cooked and the pressure is off, open the cover and mash the veggies.
5. Take a pan and pour 2 tbsp of oil and 2 tbsp of butter.
6. Add 1 tsp cumin and chopped onion and saute it at low to medium flame to soften it.
7. Add chopped capsicum. Cover and stir frequently to cook it on a low flame until it gets soft.
8. Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and cook it for a few minutes on a low flame.
9. Add chopped tomato and salt, and cover it for 3-4 minutes until it gets soft. After 3-4 minutes, check if it has softened soft otherwise, cover it and let it cook for a few more minutes.
10. Add 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, and 1 tsp red chilli powder, and mix well.
11. Add 1/4 cup water and cover it for 3 to 4 minutes on a low flame.
12. Add mashed veggies and mix well.
13. Add 1/4 tsp sugar, coriander leaves, and mix well.
14. Add 2.5 cups of water and cook the mixture for 4-5 minutes on medium to high flame.
15. Remove the cover and check the taste. Add more salt if required. Cover it again to let it cook for 3-4 minutes on a low flame.
16. Remove the cover and mash any veggies if required. Let it cook and don’t cover it now.
17. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and butter. Mix it well. Turn off the flame now.
18. Take a pan and pour 1 tsp butter, coriander leaves, and 2 tbsp bhaji. Mix it.
19. Spread the mixture and coat the cooked pav(bread) in it.
20. Pour some butter and coriander leaves, and serve with onion and lemon. Enjoy.
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Easy Pav Bhaji Recipe | Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Ingredients
For Bhaji
- 2 cup cauliflower
- 2 green chilli
- 1/2 beetroot
- 1 capsicum
- 1/4 cup corn(optional)
- 1 carrot
- 2 potato
- 4 tomato
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 onion
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- butter as required
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- coriander leaves
- water as required
For Pav
- 1 tsp butter
- 2 pinch pav bhaji masala
- coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp bhaji
- pav
Instructions
- Add all the chopped veggiesexcept tomato,onion and capsicum in a pressure cooker.
- Add peas, little salt and water as required and cook until four to five whistles.
- Take a pan and pour oil, butter. Add cumin and onion and saute it on low to medium flame until it becomes golden brown.
- Add capsicum and cook on low flame until it gets soft.
- Add ginger garlic paste, tomato and salt and cover it for few minutes until it gets soft.
- Add the spices and water and cover it for 3 to 4 minutes on low flame
- Add mashed veggies and mix well.
- Add salt, coriander leaves and water and cook the mixture for few minutes.
- Take a pan and pour butter and bhaji and cook pav(bread) on it.
- Serve with onion and lemon.
