Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Masala Pav Recipe is a vegetarian Indian snack made with simple everyday ingredients in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 pavs ((buns))
  • ¾ cup onions (finely chopped)
  • 1 cup tomatoes (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
  • ¼ to ½ cup capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • ½ to ¾ teaspoon red chili powder ((adjust to suit your spice levels))
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon pav bhaji masala powder
  • Salt (as needed)
  • 1 lemon (medium)
  • 1 Handful coriander leaves (chopped finely)

Method

  1. Heat a tawa or a griddle with 1 tbsp butter on a high flame.
  2. Saute onions & green chilli in the butter until lightly golden.
  3. Add ginger garlic paste and saute tiill the raw smell goes away.
  4. Stir in the tomatoes and sprinkle salt. Cook until they turn soft.
  5. Add capsicums, chili powder and pav bhaji masala. Saute very well for 2 to 3 mins.
  6. Add very little water and allow to cook the masala until soft. Mash up very well with the spatula.
  7. When the masala begins to smell good, add some coriander leaves and mix.
  8. Move all the masala to one side of the tawa.

How to Make Masala Pav

  1. Add little butter and slit the pav. Toast them on both the sides.
  2. Transfer the masala over the pav. Squeeze in some lemon juice and coriander leaves.
  3. Smear some masala on the top as well. Add some onions and coriander leaves on top.
  4. Serve masala pav immediately.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.