Pav Bhaji – Mumbai Street Food

Pav Bhaji, otherwise known as Indian Sloppy Joes is my favourite street food from Mumbai and I really cannot resist!!

Growing up in Mumbai, Street food has been an ardent inclusion in my diet.. A lot of these street food are more about comfort food and layering locally available ingredients..  Talk about Indian street food and I have a whole lot of  dishes to recommend.

Some of the Highly Recommended Streetfood to try

Sev Puri
Samosa Chole Chaat
Churumuri
Dahi Puri Chaat
How to make Papdi’s
Ragda Patties
Kala Chana Chaat
Ram Ladoo

WHAT IS PAV BHAJI?

Pav Bhaji is a medley of mashed vegetables simmered in onion tomato base. Serve them with Pav { dinner rolls }, a dollop of butter on Pav Bhaji along with chopped onions and lemon wedges.

For some reason Pav Bhaji tastes best when served with Amul Butter { locally available in India }. But now that we are away from India, I serve them with Salted Lurpak Butter.  You can buy sliced dinner rolls from your local bakery or make them fresh at home. I have a recipe for Homemade Dinner Rolls just incase you need one.

WHAT ARE THE VEGETABLES THAT CAN BE USED IN A PAV BHAJI?

Tomatoes, Onions, Potatoes, Cauliflower, Green Pepper are a must in my opinion. But you may use carrot, peas, beetroot and literally anything that you would like to use.

To give it a healthier twist, you may add Oats too!

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY PAV BHAJI?

Pav Bhaji is one favourite street snack that people love to enjoy at any hour of the day. Well, I can have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner too. The Best way to enjoy Pav Bhaji is to serve them with butter toasted buns { dinner rolls }, finely chopped onions, lemon wedges and a good dollop of butter on top.

Mumbai style Pav Bhaji Recipe

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Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji Recipe | Pav Bhaji Recipe

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Pav bhaji is a Mumbai street food dish , consisting of medley of mashed mixed vegetable served with pav { dinner rolls } finely chopped onions, lemon wedges and butter.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: mumbai, snack, streetfood

Servings: 4 People

Author: Sandhya Hariharan

Ingredients

• 2 Tsp Sunflower oil
• 3 Cloves Chopped garlic optional
• 1-2 finely chopped green chillies
• 2 Medium sized onions
• 1 Tsp Freshly grated ginger
• 4 Medium size Tomato diced finely
• 1/2 Cup Cauliflower florets
• 1 Green Pepper
• Handful Green Peas
• 1/2 Carrot
• 3 Medium sized Potatoes

Powders & Garnishing:

• 2-3 Tsp Pav Bhaji masala I have used an Everest one
• 3/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder
• 50 g Salted Butter
• Salt To Taste
• 3-4 Tsp Lemon Juice
• 3 Tbsp Coriander Leaves

For Serving:

• 4 Pieces Sliced Lemon
• 8 Pav| Dinner Rolls
• 10 g Salted Butter
• 1/4 Cup Finely chopped onions
• Cheese Optional

Instructions

1. Cook cauliflower , peas ,carrots , green pepper together in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.
2. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan .Add garlic & green chillies and saute for 30-40 seconds. Now add ginger & onions and saute until it turns light brown. Add a pinch of salt while frying onions. It will help to evaporate the water & fry quickly.
3. Add the diced tomatoes to it and cook on medium heat for three to four minutes, stirring continuously or till oil separates from the masala.
4. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder , 1 tsp pav bhajji powder to the mixture.
5. Now add the cooked vegetables & mashed potatoes to this mixture along with 1-1.5 glasses of water.Using a potato smasher , press the vegetables a few times till all of them are completely smashed.Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes. Add the rest of the pav bhaji masala and salt now.
6. Cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes and stir continously.

7. Garnish the Pav bhajji with chopped onions and lemon juice.

8. For Serving :
9. Heat some butter in a tawa. Slice pav horizontally into two and pan fry in butter for half a minute, pressing two or three times or till pav is crisp and light brown.

10. Garnish the Pav Bhaji with chopped coriander leaves, a little of butter and serve hot with pav accompanied with remaining chopped onion and lemon wedges.