Pav Bhaji Recipe

🌟 Short Description

Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food dish made with a spicy mashed vegetable curry served with butter-toasted pav (bread rolls). Originating from Mumbai, it’s a flavorful, satisfying, and hearty dish loved by all ages.

📊 Quick Details

• Rating: ⭐ 9.5/10

• Difficulty Level: 🟢 Easy

• Budget: 💲3–4 USD (serves 2–3 people)

• Cooking Time: ⏱️ 30–40 minutes

• Category: ✅ Vegetarian

• Meal Type: 🍽️ Snack / Dinner / Lunch

• Calories (per serving): ~400–450 kcal

• Protein: ~7g

• Fats: ~18g

• Carbohydrates: ~55g

🧾 Ingredients

For Bhaji (Vegetable Curry)

• 2 tbsp butter (plus extra for serving)

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped

• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

• 1 green chili, finely chopped (optional)

• 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped

• 2 medium potatoes, boiled and mashed

• 1 cup cauliflower florets (boiled & mashed)

• 1/2 cup green peas (boiled)

• 1 small capsicum, finely chopped

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp red chili powder

• 1.5 tbsp pav bhaji masala

• Salt to taste

• 1/4 cup water (or more for desired consistency)

• Fresh coriander leaves, chopped

• 1/2 lemon for juice

For Pav (Bread Rolls)

• 4 pav buns (or burger buns)

• 2 tbsp butter

• A pinch of pav bhaji masala (optional)

• Chopped coriander (optional)

For Garnish

• Butter cubes

• Chopped onions

• Lemon wedges

• Coriander leaves

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Step-by-Step Cooking

🥄 Making the Bhaji

1. Heat butter and oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.

2. Add chopped onions and sauté until golden.

3. Add ginger-garlic paste and green chili. Cook for a minute.

4. Add tomatoes. Cook until soft and oil starts separating.

5. Add turmeric, chili powder, pav bhaji masala, and salt. Mix well.

6. Add boiled & mashed vegetables: potatoes, cauliflower, peas, and capsicum.

7. Mix and mash everything with a potato masher or the back of a spoon.

8. Add water to adjust the consistency. Let it simmer for 7–10 minutes.

9. Add lemon juice and chopped coriander. Mix and turn off the flame.

🍞 Toasting the Pav

1. Slice pav buns in half.

2. Heat butter on a tawa/pan, sprinkle pav bhaji masala (optional).

3. Toast the pav buns until golden on both sides.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

• Serve hot bhaji on a plate.

• Add a cube of butter on top.

• Serve with buttered pav, chopped onions, lemon wedge, and coriander.