Recipe For Making PAVBHAJI (An Indian Food) : Ingredients
Recipe For Making PAVBHAJI (An Indian Food) : Ingredients
Recipe For Making PAVBHAJI (An Indian Food) : Ingredients
Ingredients
Potatoes
4 medium
Tomatoes
4 medium
Cauliflower
1/4 small
Onions
2 medium
Ginger
1 inch piece
Garlic
8-10 cloves
Green capsicum
1 medium
Green chillies
3-4
Fresh coriander leaves
1/4 cup
Green peas shelled
1/4 cup
Lemons
2
Oil
3 tablespoons
Salt
to taste
Pav bhaji masala
1 1/2 table spoons
Butter
3 tablespoons
Pav
8
Method
Step 1
Boil, cool, peel and grate potatoes. Wash and finely chop tomatoes. Wash and grate
cauliflower. Peel, wash and finely chop onion. Peel and wash ginger, garlic and grind to a fine
paste.
Step 2
Wash, halve, remove seeds and finely chop capsicum (paprika). Wash, remove stems and
finely chop green chillies.
Step 3
Clean, wash and finely chop fresh coriander leaves. Wash and boil the green peas in salted
water till soft, drain and mash lightly and keep aside. Cut lemon into wedges.
Step 4
Heat oil in a pan and add three fourth quantity of chopped onions. Saut till light brown. Add
chopped green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Stir-fry for half a minute.
Step 5
Add half the quantity of chopped tomatoes and cook on medium heat for three to four
minutes, stirring continuously or till oil separates from the masala. Add chopped capsicum,
boiled and lightly mashed peas, grated cauliflower, grated boiled potatoes and
Step 6
Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes, pressing with the back of the spoon a few times,
till all the vegetables are completely mashed. Add pav bhajee masala, salt and the rest of the
chopped tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for two minutes, stirring
Step 7
Heat half of the butter in a thick-bottomed pan or 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.
Step 8
Garnish the Pav-bhajee with chopped coriander leaves, remaining butter and serve hot with
pav accompanied with remaining chopped onion and lemon wedges.
Method
1. Cut the vegetables (except green peas) into big pieces and boil them.
2. Put the ghee or butter in a vessel and fry with wholegrain cumin with medium cut onion.
3. Add the paste of ginger+garlic and fry again for a little time.
4. Add the vegetables, lemon juice and salt, Pulav masala and mix well and cook for a few minutes
and then add rice.
5. Add 2 cups of boil water
6. Serve hot garnished with cut coriander.
Recipe for making Tomato Saar (an Indian food)
1 kg - Tomato
1 litre water
1.5 tsp - Sugar
2 tbsp - coriander leaves, chopped
For Tempering:
2 tbsp - Ghee
1 tsp - Cumin seeds
1 tsp gram floor or chik peas powder
1 tsp - Red Chilli powder
7 or 8 Curry leaves
1 pinch Hing or Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Method
2. Boil tomatoes along with water and cook until mashed well.
6. Heat ghee or butter in a pan, add cumin seeds, brown them and then add curry leaves
and hing.