PAV BHAJI

           

                                      PAV BHAJI

                                         (SNACK)

INGREDIENTS

• Pav or fresh bread slices                     6 nos
• Potatoes                                              2 nos
• Cauliflower pieces                              1/2 cup
• Carrot pieces                                      1/2 cup
• Cabbage chopped                               1/2 cup
• Beans chopped                                   1/4 cup
• Fresh peas                                         1/4 cup
• Capsicum chopped                             few
• Onion chopped                                  1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped                            1 tbsp s
• Fresh coriander chopped                  2 tbsp s
• Pav bhaji masala                              2 tbsp s
• Chilly powder                                   1 tsp
• Fresh cream                                    2 tbsp s
• Sugar                                              1 tsp
• Salt to taste

PROCESS

Take a pressure cooker. Cook potatoes (skinless), cauliflower, cabbage, peas, carrots and beans in the pressure cooker for 6 whistles. Let it cool, open the lid of cooker, mash all the vegetables finely. Place a kadai on the stove and pour 2 tbsps oil and 1 tsp butter, let it melt and now add chopped onions and chopped tomatoes, toss well for 10 minutes. When done add the mashed vegetable paste with chilly powder, sugar, salt and pav bhaji masala powder. Mix well and cook for 15 to 20 minutes adding chopped capsicum and 1 cup of water. Finally add cream to the bhaji and off the flame. Now bhaji is ready. Take a tava, grease it with butter and fry pav or bread slice butter on both sides and fry till golden yellow. Now place a thali and serve pav with sabji garnished with chopped onion and coriander and few drops of lemon as shown in the picture. Now tasty and nutritious pav bhaji  is ready to eat.