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    Home » Blogging Marathon » Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji

    Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji

    Published: May 17, 2015 · Modified: Apr 21, 2021 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    Blogging Marathon# 52: Week 3/ Day 1

    Theme: Weekend Special Dishes

    Dish: Pav Bhaji

    My theme for this week's blogging marathon is 'Weekend Special Dishes'. My husband travels quite a bit during the weekdays and he tries to be home during the weekends. So I try and make sure to cook something special for all of us.

    Pav Bhaji was one such special dish that I made for our weekend dinner. To be honest, I probably ate a proper pav bhaji only once or twice in my life that too years ago. I still remember going to a tiny restaurant in India some 20 years ago and tasting my very first pav bhaji. It was quite spicy, but the soft pav and the butter made me fall in love with it. Growing up, we were not allowed to eat outside that much, so I never got a chance to eat it again.

    After moving to the states, I tasted and made pav bhaji myself quite a few times, but nothing really came close to the one (I believe I still remember) I tasted years ago. So I googled for Mumbai style Pav bhaji and found this youtube video of the making of Pav Bhaji. I think that video changed my life (not really -- but you know what I mean).

    I made Pav bhaji using the recipe from the video a few times and it always turns out yummy. There are tons of recipes that use all kinds of different vegetables but I think using too many veggies changes the flavor of the bhaji. This is a minimalist recipe with just potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and green peas. Spices are used liberally and Pav bhaji masala is an essential spice powder here. I've never made it home, I always buy either Badshah or Everest brand masala.

    Even the pavs are roasted in a spicy butter mixture giving them a nice flavor. Make your own pav buns, if you so feel like it or if you are lazy like me -- use good quality store bought ones -- no one will complain when they taste it with this bhaji 🙂

    Recipe adapted from here:

    Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji

    Pav Bhaji is a popular Street food in Mumbai. here's the recipe to make it right at home.
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    Prep Time: 30 mins
    Cook Time: 45 mins
    Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: maharashtrian
    Servings: 34 serving

    Ingredients

    • 1 Pepper - medium, chopped
    • 1 Potatoes - large, boiled and mashed
    • 2 Tomatoes - large, chopped
    • ¼ cup Green Peas (thawed if frozen)
    • 1 tsp Chili powder Red , divided use (adjust as per taste)
    • 1½ tsps Ginger+garlic paste, divided use
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric
    • 1 Onion - small, finely chopped
    • 1 tbsp Pav Masala Bhaji , divided use
    • ½ tsp Methi Kasoori
    • ½ cup Cilantro , finely chopped
    • 2 tsp Lemon juice
    • to taste Salt
    • Pav Buns - as needed

    To Serve:

    • Onion - finely chopped
    • Cilantro - finely chopped
    • wedges Lemon - as needed
    • Butter - as needed

    Instructions

    • Prepare Bhaji: Heat 1tsp oil and 2tsp butter in a pan, add capsicum and cook till tender -- add some water to help in cooking.
    • Next add mashed potatoes, tomatoes, green peas, ½tsp red chili powder, 1tsp ginger+garlic paste, turmeric and add some more water to cook the veggies.
    • Mash the veggies with a potato masher until very smooth. If the mixture looks too thick, then add some water to thin it out. Bring the mixture to a boil.
    • Add 1tsp pav bhaji masala, salt and chopped cilantro. Keep mashing and cooking till the mixture thickens.
    • In a small pan, melt 2tsp butter, add onions and remaining ½tsp of ginger+garlic paste, ½tsp red chili powder, 1tsp pav bhaji masala and lemon juice. Cook till the onions turn translucent.
    • Add the onion mixture to the veggie mixture and mix well. Cook for 4~5 minutes, mashing the curry to get a very smooth mixture. Now the Bhaji is ready to serve.
    • Prepare Pavs: Melt some butter on a tawa/ griddle along with some chopped cilantro, pinch of pav bhaji masala and pinch of red chili powder. Roast the split pav buns in the butter until lightly toasted.
    • Serve immediately with the bhaji along with finely chopped onions, cilantro, lemon wedges and a generous blob of butter.

    Notes

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    1. vaishali sabnani

      May 17, 2015 at 1:46 pm

      Pav bhaji is very popular here and we have umpteen stalls and actually they make it the way you have made, just that ginger and kasoori methi are not used. The Everest masala is rhe best and perfect to get that right flavor.

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    2. Sarita

      May 17, 2015 at 4:18 pm

      Wow! Yummy bhaji! Love to have this any time .. Great pics

      Reply
    3. Uma Shankar

      May 18, 2015 at 5:44 pm

      Yum yum

      Reply
    4. Varadas Kitchen

      May 19, 2015 at 1:06 pm

      Liberal use of butter, flavored pav and delicious bhaji. Perfect weekend dinner.

      Reply
    5. sushma

      May 20, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      Wow Pav bhaji looks soo delicious. Mouth watering here...

      Reply
    6. Suma Gandlur

      May 21, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      It used to be my son's favorite when he was younger and I used to make it regularly. Somewhere along I stopped making it completely and your version is tempting me to try it again. )

      Reply
    7. Sapana Behl

      May 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      Pav bhaji looks so tempting. I want to grab some rite now..

      Reply
    8. sneha datar

      May 24, 2015 at 9:42 am

      A famous street food loved by all Mumbaikars, delicious.

      Reply
    9. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      May 24, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      made this last year and loved it. yours looks fab!

      Reply
    10. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      May 24, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      made this last year and loved it. yours looks fab!

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    11. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

      May 25, 2015 at 1:13 am

      Very yummy version. The pictures look amazing.

      Reply
    12. Srivalli

      May 26, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Such lovely pictures Pavani..so beautifully clicked!

      Reply

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