Pav Bhaji (Mixed Veggies with Toasted Bread – Mumbai Street Food)

Ingredients

• 1 cup each of capsicum, carrots, potato, peas, cabbage and cauliflower
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 3 tbsp. butter or as required
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
• 1-2 tomatoes, pureed
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp. salt or to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder
• 2 tbsp. pav bhaji masala
• extra butter
• 1 tsp. kasuri methi, crushed
• 1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves. chopped
• few pavs (bread) as required
• onion, green chilies & lime wedges

Steps

1. Pressure cook the veggies in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles. Mash them well with a potato masher and keep aside,
2. Heat oil and butter in pan & sauté the onion till it turns translucent. Add ginger-garlic paste & all the dry spices mixed with some water. Sauté till the oil separates.
3. Add tomato puree & tomato paste. Continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the mashed veggies & required quantity of water. Simmer on a low flame for 8-10 minutes or till the oil floats on the top.
4. When almost done, add some more butter & kasuri methi. Give it a mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and keep aside.
5. Heat another tsp. of butter on a tawa. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala, a tsp. of the prepared bhaji and some coriander leaves. Toast the pav halves on both sides.
6. Serve pav bhaji with a dollop of butter along with the toasted pavs. chopped onion, green chilies & lime wedges.