Pav bhaji

Pav bhaji is another dish which i grew fond of after marriage. Though I am a huge fan of chat items usually before marriage I opt for pani puri (Oh my god I just love them) or samosa chat. The ones we used to get in our NTPC township was way too delicious. However in chennai restaurants the chat quantity was bit too much and they were not up to my expectations. My hubby loves Pav bhaji so he was the one who introduced it to me. This is not very tricky dish but it may take bit time especially if you make in large quantities. After few trial and errors I found this recipe perfect for our taste buds!! Posting the same with some minor modifications. 

PaV Bhaji

Cuisine: Indian Category: Snacks Difficulty level: Medium Prep Time: 20 Cook time: 30 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Potato 3 medium sized Capsicum 1 Tomato 2 Onion 2 Ginger Garlic Paste 2 tsp Peas 1 fistfull Salt 1 Tsp Turmeric 1/4 Tsp Chilli Powder 1 Tsp Pav Bhaji Masala 1 Tsp + 1 Tsp Butter 3 Tbsp Lemon 1 Corriander leaves 1 spring Pav Buns 6

Preparation            1.     Boil the potatoes. Peel its skin and mash them nicely. Chop tomatoes, onion, capsicum finely. Method    1.     In pan add 1 Tbsp butter and once it melts add capsicum, green peas and cook them till soft. Add some water if needed. Add tomatoes, salt,turmeric, chilli powder and ginger garlic paste.     2.     Add 1/2 cup water and cook the vegetables well. Using potato masher mash them to get homogeneous mixture. Add potatoes along with 1/2 cup water and keep mashing.     3.     Finally add 1 Tsp pav bhaji masala, some more chilli powder, dhania, some chopped onions and butter. Mix well and bhaji is ready.     4.     Cut the pav bun in middle. In tawa add little butter and once it melts, add a pinch of Pav bhaji masala and spread it to the bun. Flip and toast till both sides becomes golden brown.      5.     Squeeze some lemon juice while serving.Enjoy on a rainy evening!!

Notes       ·         My hubby don't like adding carrot and cauliflower hence we skip it.All vegetables should be cooked very well. Mashing is the key part in this dish.        ·         You can boil capsicum and other vegetables also while cooking potatoes.        ·         I used kashmiri red chili to get red shade. You can add some food colour too but it's not mandatory.        ·         Adding pav masala to bun gives nice taste and highly recommended.         ·         You can make the bhaji previous day and refrigerate it. Reheat next day and add dhania, onions, butter and lemon before serving.       ·         Do not compromise with butter. In shops they add even more amount. This is very filling snack hence keep dinner very simple. We used to have buttermilk rice (mor sadham).

Completes a relaxing weekend!!