Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji
Looking for a kid-friendly meal? Try this delicious Mumbai style Pav bhaji that is loaded with fresh colorful vegetables that your kids will love to eat.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 Medium size potato chopped in big chunks
- 1 cup Cauliflower florets
- ½ cup Frozen green peas
- 1 cup Carrots cut in big chunks
- 1 Large onion finely chopped
- 1 Small green pepper finely chopped
- 1 Small red pepper finely chopped
- 2 Large tomato finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. Small beet juice
Condiments
- ½ tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Salt
- ½ tbsp. Finely chopped garlic
- ½ tbsp. Finely chopped ginger
- ½ tbsp. Finely chopped Jalapenos
- 3 tbsp Badshah pav bhaji masala
- ½ cup Cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. Ghee
- 1 tbsp Fresh lime juice
- ½ stick Butter
Instructions
Steaming Vegetables
- Wash your vegetables thoroughly and cut them into 1 inch size. Steam your vegetables with 1 tsp of salt and 1 1/2 cup of water in your steamer. You can also use instant pot for steaming your vegetables. Pressure cook it on high pressure for 7-8 mins. Use vegetables of your choice. I used cauliflower, potatoes, green peas and carrots.
- Once your vegetables are steamed, mashed them using masher.
Preparing Bhaji
- Heat 1tbsp of ghee in a large non stick pan. Once the ghee is nice and hot add cumin seeds and let it crackle. Now add finely chopped onions, green peppers and red peppers. Add 1tsp of salt and let it sauté for 5 mins on medium high heat or until the onions are translucent.
- Once the onion and peppers are cooked through, add ginger, garlic and green chili. Cook for another couple mins.
- Now that the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone, add chopped tomatoes and 2 tbsp of pav bhaji masala. Add 1/2 cup of water and cover the pan and let it cook for 5 mins or until the tomatoes are cooked through and starts leaving oil.
- Once the gravy is cooked add steamed and mashed vegetables to the pan and mix everything. Add 1 tbsp of beet juice to bring out the color of bhaji. Add water to adjust the consistency (I used about 2 cups of water). Adjust salt per your taste, add lime juice and fresh cilantro.
Toasting Pav (Dinner Rolls)
- Once the gravy is cooked add steamed and mashed vegetables to the pan and mix everything. Add 1 tbsp of beet juice to bring out the color of bhaji. Add water to adjust the consistency (I used about 2 cups of water). Adjust salt per your taste, add lime juice and fresh cilantro.
