av Bhaji Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 50-60 mts

Serves 7-8 persons
.
Ingredients:

1 large carrot, cubed

2 potatoes, cubed
1 capsicum, chopped
1 cup cauliflower florets, chop
8-10 french beans, string and chop
1/4 cup green peas
2 onions, finely chopped
2 green chillis, slit length wise
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric pwd
1/2 tsp red chilli pwd
1 1/2 tbsps Pav Bhaji Masala
3/4 tsp sugar (adjust)
salt to taste
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp low fat butter (vegans can avoid butter)
fresh coriander leaves for garnish
1 1/2 tbsps oil
16 lightly toasted in butter, pav bread (vegans can use vegan butter substitute)

1 Pressure cook potatoes, cauliflower, peas, beans and carrot along with 1 cup
of water, till soft. Drain any left over water and keep aside. Mash all the cooked
vegetables
using
a
masher.
2 Heat oil in a vessel, add the green chillis and onions and saute for 4 mts. Add
the ginger-garlic paste and saute for another 3 mts. Add capsicum and saute for
2
mts.
3 Add the chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, pav bhaji masala, sugar and salt. Combine
well. Add the tomatoes and cook until soft, approx 5-6 mts.
4 Add the mashed vegetables along with a cup of the drained vegetable stock
and cook on high for a mt. Reduce flame and simmer for 14-15 mts.
5 The gravy will begin to thicken. Adjust the salt, if required. Turn off heat and
add butter and lemon juice and combine. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
6 Serve hot with lightly toasted pav/pau and sliced onions.
Note:

You can use 2-3 vegetables also while preparing the bhaji. I have not used cabbage and beetroot since I did not have them on hand at the time of preparation. Using beetroot will lend a deep reddish purple color to the bhaji.