Pav Bhaji (Mumbai Street Style)
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Ingredient prep checklist
- Potatoes: 1½ to 2 cups (300 grams) potatoes (diced (3 medium or 2 large) )
- Cauliflower: 1 cup (100 grams) cauliflower ((florets, optional))
- Carrot: ½ cup (75 grams) carrot ((optional, 1 small))
- Onion: ¾ to 1 cup (125 grams) onions ((finely chopped, 1 medium))
- Green Chilies: 1 green chili ((slit or chopped, leave out for kids, optional))
- Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or chopped)
- Capsicum: ½ cup capsicum ((bell pepper) chopped)
- Tomatoes: ¾ to 1 cup (125 grams) tomatoes ((finely chopped, 2 medium ))
- Kasuri Methi: ¾ tablespoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves, optional))
- Lemon: 1 Lemon ((sliced))
- Onion: 2 to 4 tablespoon onions (Chopped finely)
- Butter: 2 tablespoon butter ((divided between servings))
Add potatoes, cauliflower, peas & carrots (optional) to a pressure cooker or a pot. Pour 1½ cups water, it should be just enough to cover them partially.
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- 1½ to 2 cups (300 grams) potatoes (diced (3 medium or 2 large) )
- ½ to ¾ cup (75 grams) green peas ((matar))
- 1 cup (100 grams) cauliflower ((florets, optional))
- ½ cup (75 grams) carrot ((optional, 1 small))
- 1½ cups water ((to pressure cook, 2 cups for IP, more to cook in pot))
Full ingredient reference
- 1½ to 2 cups (300 grams) potatoes (diced (3 medium or 2 large) )
- ½ to ¾ cup (75 grams) green peas ((matar))
- 1 cup (100 grams) cauliflower ((florets, optional))
- ½ cup (75 grams) carrot ((optional, 1 small))
- 1½ cups water ((to pressure cook, 2 cups for IP, more to cook in pot))
- ¾ to 1 cup (125 grams) onions ((finely chopped, 1 medium))
- 1 green chili ((slit or chopped, leave out for kids, optional))
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or chopped)
- ½ cup capsicum ((bell pepper) chopped)
- ¾ to 1 cup (125 grams) tomatoes ((finely chopped, 2 medium ))
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 to 1½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((or red chili paste from 10 dried red chilies))
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 to 1½ tablespoon pavbhaji masala powder ((use more if needed))
- ¾ tablespoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves, optional))
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 Pav (buns) ((dinner rolls))
- 1 tablespoon butter ((to toast pav))
- ½ teaspoon pav bhaji masala ( powder)
- 1 Lemon ((sliced))
- 2 to 4 tablespoon onions (Chopped finely)
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoon butter ((divided between servings))