🍛How to cook Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a famous and delicious street food from Mumbai, Maharashtra. It consists of a spicy and flavorful mashed vegetable curry called bhaji, served with soft butter-toasted bread rolls known as pav.
The bhaji is made by cooking vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, peas, and capsicum with special pav bhaji masala and plenty of butter. It is rich, slightly spicy, and full of flavor. The pav is toasted with butter on a hot pan until golden and crispy.
Pav Bhaji is usually garnished with chopped onions, fresh coriander, lemon, and extra butter on top. Loved by people of all ages, it is a popular snack and quick meal across India.
🛒 Ingredients
🥔 For Bhaji
- 3 boiled potatoes (mashed)
- 1 cup cauliflower (chopped & boiled)
- ½ cup green peas (boiled)
- 1 capsicum (finely chopped)
- 2 onions (finely chopped)
- 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1–2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 2–3 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- ½ lemon
🥖 For Pav
- 6 pav (bread rolls)
- 2 tbsp butter
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Method
1️⃣ Cook the Base
- Heat butter + oil on a large pan (tawa).
- Add onions and sauté until soft.
- Add capsicum and cook 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, turmeric, chili powder, and salt.
- Cook until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
2️⃣ Add Vegetables
- Add boiled potatoes, cauliflower, and peas.
- Mash everything well using a masher.
- Add pav bhaji masala and mix.
- Add little water to adjust consistency.
- Simmer 5–7 minutes until thick and flavorful.
3️⃣ Finish the Bhaji
- Add butter on top.
- Garnish with coriander and squeeze lemon juice.
4️⃣ Toast the Pav
- Slice pav horizontally.
- Heat butter on tawa.
- Toast pav until golden and slightly crispy.
🍽 Serving Style
✔ Serve hot bhaji with a cube of butter on top.
✔ Add chopped onions & lemon on the side.
✔ Enjoy with extra butter for authentic Mumbai taste.