Easy pav bhaji recipe | easy mumbai style pav bhaji recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: snacks, street food
  • Cuisine: indian street food, mumbai

Ingredients

for bhaji:

  • 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp butter
  • 3 to mato (finely chopped)
  • ¼ cup peas / matar
  • ½ capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 2 potato (boiled & mashed)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp + ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 tsp + ½ tsp pav bhaji masala
  • 1 tsp + 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chop ped)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ lemon juice
  • 3 drops red food colour (optional)
  • water to adjust consistency

to toast pav:

  • 8 pav / bread roll
  • 4 tsp butter
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp pav bhaji masala
  • 4 tsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp butter and add vegetables. cook and mash well.
  2. Add 1 tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp pav bhaji masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
  3. heat a tbsp of butter and add ¼ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp pav bhaji masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi.
  4. also add 1 tbsp coriander leaves, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 onion and ½ lemon juice. saute well.
  5. now add 3 drops of red food colour and mix well.
  6. boil and mash for 5 minutes adjusting consistency.
  7. Finally, serve pav and bhaji as pav bhaji.

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.