Pav Bhaji

Ingredients :

• Potatoes – 1 medium
• Cauliflower – 1 Cup (Florets)
• Frozen Vegetables – Carrots, Green Peas, Beans, Corn (1 Cup)
• Capsicum – 1 medium (optional)
• Tomato – 1 medium, chopped
• Onion – 1 medium, finely chopped
• Green Chillies – 3 to 4 finely chopped
• Ginger – 2 tsp, minced
• Oil – 2 Tbsp
• Butter – 1 Tbsp
• Jeera (Cumin Seeds) – ½ tsp
• Hing (Asofoetida) – pinch
• Haldi (Turmeric) – ¼ tsp
• Salt – 1 tsp (to taste)
• Red Chili Powder – ¼ tsp (to taste)
• Water – 2 cups
• Pav Bhaji Masala – 2 tsp (to taste)
• Lemon Juice – ½ tsp (to taste)
• Coriander– 5 springs, chopped (for garnishing)

Preparation :

1. In a pressure cooker, add Potatoes, Cauliflower, Green Peas, Carrots, and Water.Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
2.  Heat Oil in a non-stick pan.Add Jeera and allow it to splutter.
3.  Add Hing and Green chillies, Ginger and stir well.
4. Add Onions and cook till they are translucent. Add Capsicum and cook till tender.
5. Add Tomatoes and pinch of turmeric and cook well.
6. Add Pav Bhaji Masala, Salt and Red Chilli Powder and cook till mashed and well done.
7. Add all the vegetables and some water (add more water if u like the bhaji thin). Bring  it to Boil. Mash the vegetables to desired consistency with a masher.
8. Cook for 5 minutes and add little butter to the bhaji when serving.
9. Slit the Pav and slightly roast it with buttter in a fry pan till it turns light brown in color.
10. Serve hot with Bhaji, garnishing with coriander, squeeze of lime juice and chopped raw onions.