Pav Bhaji
A spicy mashed vegetable curry, cooked with special spices and served with a soft buttered bread.
Servings
50
people
Cook Time
30 – 60
minutes
Servings
50
people
Cook Time
30 – 60
minutes
Ingredients
bread buns (pav)
potatoes
chopped onions
Chopped tomatoes
1½
packets of tomato paste
(To make – blend approx. 4 kg of tomatoes & sieve through. Add the tomato liquid to a pan, with 2 – 3 Tbsp of oil & 1Tbsp of salt, simmer for at least 30 – 40 minutes, until oil separates and is visible on top.)
350
g
cauliflower
2–3
bunches of coriander leaves
110
g
packet of Pav Bhaji Masala powder
1½–2
kg
salted butter
Salt to taste
Instructions
Boil all the potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and peas.
Mash it all together and keep it separately.
Heat butter and add onions in a big vessel.
Wait till the onions are cooked and translucent, then add ginger, garlic paste and sauté for a few minutes.
Add the tomatoes and tomato paste.
Cook till the tomatoes are well mixed with the onions.
Add pepper and cook for few minutes.
Now add the mashed vegetables to the above mixture.
Then add the Pav Bhaji Masala, salt, and some water to make the gravy thick.
Let it all simmer for 10 minutes.
Finally, add chopped coriander leaves.
Serve the bun and curry with a lemon wedge, a dollop of butter, and some chopped onions.
Recipe Notes
Keep
aside
some
of the
finely
chopped onions
for garnish
.