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Masala Pav Recipe

Masala Pav Recipe

Juhi
Masala Pav is a popular and famous street food in India. It uses pavs(buns) stuffed with spicy and savory onion-tomato-capsicum filling and tastes so delicious.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • Pav Buns
  • butter
  • 2 finely chopped onion
  • 1 finely chopped capsicum
  • 3 chopped green chilli
  • 2 inch chopped ginger
  • 12-14 finely chopped garlic
  • 2 finely chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp chaat masala
  • 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • onions, green chilli, green chutney and lemon for Serving and Garnishing.

Instructions
 

  • Take Pav(Buns), Cut it from the middle. I've taken small pavs. Don't use burger buns.
  • Take a kadhai or pan. Grease it with butter.
  • Now, place the pav on the kadhai upside down to cook the inner side first on medium flame.
  • Once it gets cooked and the color changes to light golden, Flip it and cook the other side as well. Take them out in a separate plate and keep it aside for now.
  • Chop the following veggies:
    2 finely chopped onion
    1 finely chopped capsicum
    3 chopped green chilli
    2 inch chopped ginger
    12-14 finely chopped garlic
    2 finely chopped tomato
    Keep them aside.
  • Now, take 2 tbsp butter in the same kadhai and let it melt.
  • As the butter melts, add 1 tsp cumin. Stir and let it fry.
  • Now add chopped ginger and garlic.Stir fry it for 1 minute.
  • Add onion and green chilli. Stir and cook it.
  • When the onion gets soft, add chopped capsicum and tomatoes. Mix everything together.
  • After cooking for a minute, add salt as per taste. I added 1 tsp of salt. Mix well.
  • Now, add the following spices:
    1 tsp red chilli powder
    1/4 tsp coriander powder
    1/4 tsp cumin powder
    1/4 tsp garam masala
    1/2 tsp chaat masala
    2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
    Stir and Mix everything well.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Now, we will let it cool slightly and keep it aside.
  • After few minutes, place the stuffing in the middle of the pav. You can make almost 12 masala pav an serve 5 people.
  • Add 1 tbsp of butter in the kadhai and spread it well.
  • Place the masala pav in the kadhai and cook it well from all sides by continuosly flipping.
  • Serve it with green chutney, chopped coriander, onion, and lemon. Garnish with chopped onion and coriander leaves.
  • Enjoy your delicious street style Masala Pav.