Pav Bhaji

 

Ingredients for Masala:

CARROTS     1 NO.
GREEN PEAS     1/2 CUP
ONIONS     3 NOS.
TOMATOES     3 NOS.
BOILED POTATO     1 NO.
CAPSICUM(CHOPPED)     1 TBLSP
GINGER     1 SMALL PIECE
GARLIC     5 NO
GREEN CHILLI     1 NO
REDCHILLI POWDER     1/2 TSP
PAV BHAJI MASALA     1 TSP
OIL     1 TBLSP
BUTTER     1 TSP
SALT     AS NEEDED
CORIANDER LEAVES     2 TBLSP

METHOD:

    Chop the carrots into small pieces and cook this with green peas in a kadai.
    You can also microwave them till it becomes soft.
    Grind the garlic, ginger and chilli in a mixie.
    Boil the potato and peel the skin.

    Chop the onions  and tomatoes very finely .
    Heat a kadai with oil and add the ginger garlic and chilli paste to this.
    Add the onions and saute till it turns pink.(Keep a hanful of chopped onions separately for garnishing)
    Add the tomatoes to this.

    Add the pavbhaji masala,redchilli powder and salt to this and saute well.
    When the masala gets mixed with the tomatoes ,add the cooked carrots,green peas and potatoes to it.

    Mash it nicely (i mashed it using the wooden whisk)
    When it boils add the butter on the top of it.

    In a kadai, add the finely chopped capsicum and the masala and garnish with coriander leaves and onions.

FOR THE BUN:

    Cut the bun into 2 pieces and sprinkle the pavbhaji masala on both the sides.
    In a tawa, just a little butter and toast the buns till golden brown.

    If you want you can add a tsp of lemon juice to it while serving.