Pav bhaji Recipe (Mumbai Street Food)

We cannot beat the taste of Mumbai (Maharashtra) pav bhaji, but it is also not very difficult to reach closer to that. Try making pav bhaji at home. Simple, healthy as we can include any and all vegetables in this veg curry.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Boiled Potatoes – 250 gms

Pumpkin – 250 gms

Eggplant/ Brinjal – 250 gms

Shredded cabbage – 250 gms

Sliced capsicum – 100 gms or ½ cup

Sliced carrots – 100 gms or ½ cup

Chopped onions – 1 cup

Peas – ½ cup

Tomato puree – 1 cup

Ginger garlic – 2 tsp

Salt – 2 tsp

Red chili powder, Cumin seeds, Garam Masala, Pav bhaji masala – ½ tsp each (As per taste)

Lemon juice – 1 pcs

Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:
1.       Boil all vegetables except peas, capsicum and lemon with salt and water for 15 min. Once cooked, mash slightly with help of blender.
2.       Simultaneously sauté onions and cumin seeds in heated oil. Add ginger garlic, all spices, peas, tomato puree. Allow the masala to cook for 5- 10 min till oil separates.  Add the boiled vegetables and mix well. Capsicums should be added as a last step to make them crisp. Simmer for 5- 10 min and add lemon juice if required. This is the bhaji
3.       Serve the bhaji with pav or bread with chopped onions and lemon.