PAV BHAJI

            This is a very popular street food of Mumbai., liked by everyone. You can't go wrong with this one. It's a nice blend of vegetable and spices.

INGREDIENTS:
Potatoes boiled and mashed - 2 large
Tomatoes chopped - 2 large
Onions chopped - 2 medium
Green bell pepper roughly chopped - 1 medium
Cauliflower chopped - 3 cups
Peas - 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Green chilli chopped - 3
Everest pav bhaji masala - 2 tbsp
Lemon - 2 cut in wedges
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves chopped- 2tbsp
Butter - 3 tbsp
Pav - 8

METHOD:

• Boil cauliflower green, bell pepper and peas till tender in a pressure cooker and set aside.
• Heat oil in a deep pot and sauté onions till light brown and add green chilli and ginger garlic paste.
• Sauté it for 3 mins, now add tomatoes and cook on a low heat for 3 more mins or till the oil separates.
• Then add the boiled vegetable and  mashed potatoes with 2 cups of water.
• Simmer it for 4 mins. Then add pav bhaji masala and mash it further with potato masher or back of the spoon . Be aware that the mixture can spurt up as it boils so keep a lid on it.
• Add salt , simmer it for another 7 mins. You can adjust the masala and salt at this piont by adding more.
• Now put the heat off and add the lemon juice may be 2 tbsp and of course a dollop of butter. It can't get any better than this . Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Heat butter in a tawa and pan fry the horizontally sliced pav till its crispy brown.
• Pav with bhaji is ready to serve.

Makes 4 servings.