Monday, August 16, 2010

Pav Bhanji!!!

Ingredients:
Potato - 4
Cauliflower – 1 cup (grated)
Carrots – 2 (chopped into circles)
Beans – 1/2 cup
Cabbage – 1 cup (chopped)
Green Peas – 1/2 cup
Onions – 4 (finely chopped-3 for the bhaji and 1 for garnish)
Tomatoes – 3 (finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste – 2tbsp
Capsicum – 2 (finely chopped)
Green chilies – 4
Cloves – 3
Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Bhaji Pav masala – 3 tbsp (available in most indian grocery stores)
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Lemons  – 2 medium sized
Butter – 5 tbsp
Asafetida or Hing – 2 pinch
Salt – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves for garnish
Pav or bun – as required (you can use the hot dog buns if you are abroad like in the USA)

Instructions:
In a vessel boil the potatoes, mash it and keep it aside.
In another vessel containing some water add carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, beans and peas. Bring the contents to a boil.
Take the vessel of the heat and transfer the contents into a blender. Grind the vegetables coarsely with little water and set it aside.
In a pan add 5 tbsp butter, asafetida, chopped onions, ginger-garlic paste and chopped capsicum. Keep stirring the contents gently until the onions turn translucent pink.
Now add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, pav bhaji masala, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, cumin seeds, cloves and asafetida. Mix all the contents and simmer for 10 mins.
Add the coarsely grinded mixed vegetables from step 3, salt, sugar and mix well. Simmer for another 6-8 minutes.
At this stage add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Cook for another 8 minutes. While it cooks, use the back of a slotted spoon to mash the ingredients. Mash to a course texture. If required you can add another tablespoon of butter into it.
Now add juice of 2 lemons and mix well. Take the pan off the heat and now the bhaji is done.
In another pan or tava, melt a big dollop of butter. Since the pav or bread or bun in the center and put then on the tava facing inwards.
Turn them around after a minutes and let the outside turn golden brown.
Now take the pav or bun on a serving plate, add the Bhaji and garnish it with copped coriander leaves. Put some chopped onion, a piece of lemon and serve hot.

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