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Pao Bhaji
A very popular dish cooked in a blend of 12 spices
Ingredients:
8 pavs (soft buns)
Butter to shallow fry
For Bhaji:
1 capsicum, chopped finely
2 onions, chopped finely
2 tomatoes, chopped finely
2 1/2 cups chopped mixed vegetables
1/2 cup peas
2 tbsp. Butter
2 tsp. pavbhaji masala
1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
Salt according to taste
1 cup water (in which vegetables were boiled)
1/2 tsp. grated ginger
1/2 lemon juice
Garnish with:
1 tbsp. Coriander chopped
1 onion chopped
Small pieces of lemon
Serve with Serve hot with bhaji, a piece of lemon and chopped onion.
Cooking Method:
1.Pressure cook mixed vegetables and peas till well done. Mash them coarsely after draining.
2.Heat butter in a pan. Add ginger-garlic, capsicum, onion, tomatoes. Cook till very soft.
3.Add paobhaji masala, chili powder, turmeric, salt, and cook again for 5 minutes. Bring it to boil.
4.Simmer till it becomes thick, keep on stirring and mashing pieces in between. Add lemon juice, stir.
5.Garnish with chopped coriander and a block of butter.
6.For the Pavs Slit them horizontally leaving one edge attached.
7.Apply butter and roast open on a tava( griddle) till hot and soft with the surface crisp on both sides.
