Friday, October 10, 2008

Pav Bhaji


Serves: 4

Ingredients:
1. ½kg of cauliflower, 3 medium size potatoes, 1 big carrot, 1 big bell pepper, all broadly cut (Any other veggies can also be added to this)
2. ½ cup of green peas
3. 3 medium size onions, finely chopped
4. 3 medium size tomatoes, finely chopped
5. 2tbsp of ginger-garlic paste
6. 1tsp of cumin seeds and mustard seeds, each (optional)
7. Spices: 3tsp coriander-cumin powder, 1tsp garam masala, 1tsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp Pav bhaji masala (available in any Indian Grocery shop)
8. Salt & Red pepper to taste
9. 2tbsp Oil
10. 100gms Butter
11. 2 cups Water

Procedure:
1. Pressure cook the broadly cut veggies with some water till 3 whistles.
2. Meanwhile, add some oil to a sauce pan and heat it on a medium high flame.
3. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
4. Then add the ginger-garlic paste and chopped onions and saute till the onions become golden brown.
5. Now, add the green peas, chopped tomatoes and all the spices and saute till the tomatoes become melting soft.
6. Once these spices are done, add the cooked veggies along with the water in it and coarsely mash them down with a potato-masher.
7. Add some water, if needed, to bring the bhaji to a medium thick consistency and then add the butter.
8. Mix well and bring it to a boil for 2mins.
9. Bhaji is ready, serve hot with butter-roasted pav or bread.

2 comments:

cuяℓℓу said...

my mouth is all watery now... u r doing a grt job here, for people like me who can try out something after reading your blog... post some chicken dish aswell naa if you are a non vegetarian hehe.. good job.. keep posting..

-curlly (pritam)

cuяℓℓу said...

good job... for people like me who can try to cook now.. after reading your blog
my mouth is all watery now.. keep posting

curlly (pritam)