Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food that has a whole some blend of vegetables, spices, herbs served along with soft butter toasted pav bun. This Mumbai style street food is a popular demand at restaurants and chat shops. Homestyle Pav Bhaji tastes out of the world and is great for parties, get together etc. Learn to make the best Pav Bhaji with step by step pictures.
Chop the vegetables roughly. Pressure cook all the vegetables till soft(say 4-5 whistles).Drain water and reserve the stock. Then mash it well using a ladle. Set aside.
Heat oil and butter in a pan, sauté the onion(reserve some for garnishing too), add ginger garlic paste and fry till slightly golden.
Add tomatoes and sauté till mushy and raw smell leaves. Now add capsicum and sauté for 2 minutes. Add red chili powder, required salt and mix.
Then add the mashed vegetables and combine. Add pav bhaji masala powder and mix well. Now add the reserved stock water.
Allow it to boil(adjust salt at this stage) and let it cook in sim till it becomes slightly thick. Add lemon juice and coriander leaves and switch off. Toast the buns with remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Serve the toasted pav buns and serve with bhaji.
Serve hot!
Notes
You can also vegetables like cauliflower, mushroom.
If you don't get pav buns, go ahead with normal milk buns or butter buns.
Don't skip chopped raw onions and coriander leaves while serving.
The bhaji goes well with toasted bread too.
Don't skip butter as its the main ingredients which makes this chat tastier.
Nutrition Facts
Pav Bhaji Recipe
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 476Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Trans Fat 0.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 40mg13%
Sodium 256mg11%
Potassium 1539mg44%
Carbohydrates 72g24%
Fiber 11g46%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 12020IU240%
Vitamin C 75mg91%
Calcium 83mg8%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.