Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients:

Mixture of vegetables ( Potato -2, cauliflower -1 C, carrots - 2, little beans, Peas - handful, Green capsicum - 1/2, Onion - 1 if using)
Tomatoes - 2 or 3 big
Spices (1 tbsp corriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp fennel powder, 1 tsp kasuri methi,1/4 tsp amchur powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric, pinch of asafoetida)
Make a paste of 4 green chillies and a big piece of ginger
Butter - 2 tbsp
Cilantro chopped for garnish
Pav buns

Method:
1)Pressure cook potato, cauliflower, carrots, beans
2) Heat little butter and add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, add chopped onions and cook till translucent
3)Add chopped tomatoes,capsicum,peas, cumin powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, amchur powder, chilli ginger paste (or you can even grind whole spices along with chillies and ginger), turmeric and asafoetida. Cook until the tomatoes are soft
4) Add pressure cooked vegetables to this and mash nicely with a masher
5) Add required salt, crushed kasuri methi and cook for few minutes
6) Squeeze half a lemon into this mixture
6)Add a tbsp of butter to this in the end and garnish with lots of chopped cilantro

Spread little butter onto the buns and toast
Serve the buns with bhaji, little chopped onions, lime, cilantro.