Pav Bhaji

PAV BHAJI

This is one of the food items which, if turned out well, people end up overeating. But if it doesnt turn out well, it does become a turn-off :(

But yes, I will surely try to give you a good Pav Bhaji Recipe which will taste almost as the roadside pav bhaji dosa stall or restaurant type. (Only the colour of this Pav Bhaji will not be blood red coz we dont add food color at home nor I added Beetroot coz I do not like beetroot in Pav Bhaji as it gives a sweet taste)

Ingredients:

Potatoes, medium sized boiled & mashed	8 nos
Tomato, big size (If small, take 3 nos)	2 nos
Onion, medium sized	1 and ½
Oil	1 Big spoon
Ghee	1 and ½ big spoon
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)	1 tsp
Garlic Chutney (Process mentioned below) Pav Bhaji Masala	2 heaps of a big spoon 2-3 Tbsp
Salt	As per taste
Turmeric Powder	¾ Tsp
Cumin-Coriander Powder	1 Tsp
Red Chilli Powder	2 Tsp
Black Salt (Sanchal or Kala Namak) [This is a special ingredient which will add amazing taste to Pav Bhaji)	1 and ½ Tsp
Coriander Leaves	To Garnish
Lemon Juice	As per Taste
Butter	To Garnish

Ingredients for Garlic Chutney

Garlic Cloves	8 Nos
Green Chilli	1 Nos
Ginger	1 Inch
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)	1 Tsp
Salt	To Taste
Red Chilli Powder	1 and ½ Tsp

( Note: This garlic chutney can also be used as pickle or like chutney. This will be a little dry chutney but adding little water will make it eatable with various appetizers. And yes, the taste is YUM)


Process

Take all the ingredients of Garlic chutney into a mortar and pestle. You can grind in a mixture grinder also. But it will turn out more tasty when pounded in a mortar and pestle (In gujarati, we call it khandi and dasto). And we don’t have to make a smooth paste. Just a rough paste of the ingredients! Keep the paste aside.

Boil the tomatoes and a make a smooth paste of it with the help of hand blender.

Take the onions and cut it into medium cubes or slices. Add some water which was used for boiling tomato. Make a rough paste of onions also with the help of a hand blender. The onions should not be crushed too much.

Now take a kadai. Add oil and ghee both. When oil and ghee is hot, add cumin seeds. Let it splutter. After that add half of garlic chutney and straightaway put onion paste. (Coz the oil will release bad smell coz v have added red chilli powder in garlic paste). Now let the onions cook for 3 minutes. Add salt for the onion part only. Now add tomato paste. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, remaining garlic chutney and coriander cumin powder. Cook for 3 minutes till it forms gravy like texture. Now add boiled & mashed potatoes. Add Pav Bhaji Masala and Black Salt. Add the normal salt for the potatoes part. Now mash with a Pav Bhaji masher and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Now add coriander and lemon juice. Mix well. Serve along with butter and Pav.