Pao Bhaji

A very popular dish cooked in a blend of 12 spices

Ingredients

8 pavs (soft buns)

Butter to shallow fry

For Bhaji:

1 capsicum, chopped finely

2 onions, chopped finely

2 tomatoes, chopped finely

2 1/2 cups chopped mixed vegetables

1/2 cup peas

2 tbsp. Butter

2 tsp. pavbhaji masala

1 1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. turmeric powder

Salt according to taste

1 cup water (in which vegetables were boiled)

1/2 tsp. grated ginger

1/2 lemon juice

Garnish with:

1 tbsp. Coriander chopped

1 onion chopped

Small pieces of lemon

Serve with

Serve hot with bhaji, a piece of lemon and chopped onion.

Method

1.Pressure cook mixed vegetables and peas till well done. Mash them coarsely after draining.
2.Heat butter in a pan. Add ginger-garlic, capsicum, onion, tomatoes. Cook till very soft.
3.Add pavbhaji masala, chili powder, turmeric, salt, and cook again for 5 minutes. Bring it to boil.
4.Simmer till it becomes thick, keep on stirring and mashing pieces in between. Add lemon juice, stir.
5.Garnish with chopped coriander and a block of butter.
6.For the Pavs Slit them horizontally leaving one edge attached.
7.Apply butter and roast open on a tava( griddle) till hot and soft with the surface crisp on both sides.