How to make Pav Bhaji

The Final Product: Delicious Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a famous street food all over Mumbai, India! If you have never had it, it is a mouth watering and tantalizing to your taste buds. The perfect end to a late night party ;) This dish is popular to young adults and kids alike. Each cook has their own variation to their Pav Bhaji reciepe, this one below is my favorite because it easy to cook and tastes amazing!

• Serves: 4
• Prepration time: 30 minutes
• Cooking level: Easy
• Want to make it Vegan? Replace Butter with Oil
• Want to make it Gluten Free? Just use GF Bread

Ingredients:

For Bhaji:

• 3 Medium boiled potatoes boiled and smashed
• 2 meduim chopped onion
• 2 Medium tomatoes crushed
• 1 and 1/2 cup Frozen Peas and Carrots smashed
• 1 Small green chilli
• 1 Small piece of ginger
• 2 Cloves of garlic
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1/2 tsp of Badshah Pav Bhajji masala
• 1/2 Cup of tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp oil or butter

For Breads:

• Stick of butter softened
• 1 tsp pav bhajii masla
• Chopped cilantro to garnish
• Lemon wedges

Time to Cook! How to prepare:

1. Chop Chop Chop!
In a handy chopper chop the onion, garlic, ginger and green chili. Take it out in a bowl. Set aside. Chop the tomatoes place in a bowl. Set aside.
Boil and smash the peas and carrots. Set aside.

2. In a wok or big pan on medium heat add butter. Add onion, garlic, ginger and chili. Sauté them. Soon onions will be translucent.

3. Add tomatoes and stir fry them till it cooks and changes the color.

4. Now add salt and Pav Bhajii masala and mix it properly.


5. Add boiled peas, carrots and potatoes. You may need to add 1/2 cup of water at this time.

6. Simmer for 3 minutes and add tomato sauce.

7. Simmer for 5-7 minutes and cover on low heat.

Bhajii should not be watery or dry so keep heating until the Pav Bhaji consistency is preferable to you.

8. The "Pav" in Pav Bhaji means bread on a skillet medium heat, add butter, add masla and roast the bread on both sides. Add cilantro for added flavor.

Let me know how your Pav Bhaji turned out in the comments!

Serve with a slice of lime for an extra zest!

Beet Salad

It is time to expand your palate! Beets are a  wonderful source of iron, it has been shown to be an immunity booster and guard against cancer.
This beet salad is very simple to make and fun to eat.  The crimson color of beets and red onions looks so pretty on the table. The crunch and sweetness of gives a zest to a meal having your family to eat veggies happily.

Cooking Level: Very Easy
Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients

1. One small piece of cucumber
2. One boiled medium size beet
3. One red onion
4. Sea salt
5. Lemon juice
6. 1/4 tsp of roasted cumin seeds powder
7. Chopped cilantro to garnish
8. Carrot


Preparation:

1. Chop cucumber, beets and onion in julienne cut
2. Sprinkle sea salt, lemon juice and cumin powder.
3. Mix all the ingredients and put in the refrigerator for at-least 20 minutes before you serve


Tips: Roast cumin seeds in a pan on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Let it cool down. grind the seeds in the grinder. This powder should be good for 6-7 months if stored in a airtight jar. Can be used for other recipes such as salads, yogurts and dahi wada.