October 9, 2012

Pav Bhaji


I have tried to make this Pav Bhaji with very little oil. It's a very tasty dish when we go out and eat. But I am really skeptical to eat this bhaji with so much of butter and oil added, that too infront of our eyes..So here goes the recipe for healthy Pav bhaji..Don't worry if you don't have Pav buns at home.This can be eaten with  wheat bread or roti.
Also we prefer a little bland gravy.So I added only a teaspoon of chilly powder. If you want this to be spicy you can either add a little more of chilly powder or chopped green chillies along with onions.

Ingredients
(Serves - 4 people)
Potato - 1 small - boiled and mashed
Cauliflower - 15 florets (approximately)-chop into small florets.
Carrot - 1 medium- chopped finely
Green Capsicum - 1 medium size)
Onion - 2 medium size - finely chopped
Tomato - 3 medium size - finely chopped
Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons

Everest Pav Bhaji masala - 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric - 1 teaspoon

Pav Buns - 4
Amul butter - 2-3 spoons

For garnishing
Chopped onion, coriander leaves and lemon juice for the zing!!

Procedure

1.Pressure cook the potato. Mash and keep aside
2.Then pressure cook cauliflower and carrots together. Gently mash these veggies..Don't use blenders as it will make a paste of these veggies.We want to taste the small bit s and pieces of carrots and cauliflower.
3.In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil. Fry the onions until they are transparent. Add a pinch of salt which helps the onion to cook fast and a little sugar which gives colour due to caramalization.

4.Then add the finely chopped capsicum. Cook until al dente(they should be cooked at the same time should remain a little firm)

5.Then add the finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric, pav bhaji masala, chilly powder and required salt for the bhaji.
6.Simmer and cook until the tomatoes ooze the moisture and blend well with the onion/capsicum mixture. This may take atleast 5-6 minutes.
7.Then add the mashes potatoes, half mashed cauliflower and carrot. Mix well. Simmer and cook for atleast 10 minutes. I have totally avoided using lots of oil and butter. So don't wait for the oil to separate from the bhaji.

8.Keep the Bhaji aside.
9.Take the Pav buns, cut into half, spread little butter and toast on a hot tawa.
10. Serve it with bhaji. Garnish it with chopped onions, coriander and lemon juice.


1 comment:

  1. I made this today. Came out excellent. Thanks, Gayathri.

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