Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji  is a very popular snack all across India. I personally found this to be an excellent way to feed children lots of vegetables, which they usually refuse to eat. It is a delicious snack with as many vegetables as you can imagine! & the amount of tomatoes used is quite a lot. It makes this dish rich in vitamins, & tomatoes are a rich source of vitamin C. It's very good for the skin.

In this dish you can put in any veggies you want but we have to mix and blend them together in such a way that your child doesn't understand he's eating vegetables! Kids and adults alike love this snack! Here's the recipe:-

Ingredients:-

-4-5 medium sized potatoes.

-1 small bowl of boiled green peas

-1 big capsicum cut into small pieces.

-7-8 big tomatoes, cut into small pieces

-Few big pods of garlic ( smashed) 

-1 big onion cut into small pieces

-1 Tbsp of ginger-garlic paste 

-3 tsp of pav bhaji masala

-1 tsp of chilly powder

-Salt and sugar according to your taste.

-2 tbsp butter (I used Amul butter)

-Small Pav Buns (pav bhaji-bread)

-Onion rings and lemon pieces

Procedure:-

Take a pan & pour 2 tbsp of oil. Shallow fry the diced onions and ginger garlic paste till soft. Then add the chopped tomatoes and cook it till it becomes soft and almost like a paste. 

Add  boiled green peas and capsicum pieces and cook until more softer.

Cook it for another 10 mins & then add 3 tbsp of Pav Bhaji Masala and chilli powder then add the boiled potatoes. Mash all the vegetables together and cook for another 10 mins. Add a blob of butter on the top at this juncture. 

PS:
If you want you can also add boiled cauliflower along with boiled peas... I am allergic to cauliflower so try to avoid it..You can also cook the whole thing in clarified butter..
"Pav" means Bread !
"Bhaji" means Fried mixture!

Serve the bhaji with buttered pav (bun) and raw onions

~ENJOY~