Kada pav bhaji recipe – a different and unique pav bhaji from mumbai

• Produce

  • 2 Carrots, small
  • 1/2 cup Cauliflower florets
  • 3 sprigs Coriander, leaves
  • 1/4 cup French beans
  • 5 Garlic cloves, medium sized
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1 Green chili
  • 1/3 cup Green peas
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 Onion, medium
  • 2 Potatoes, medium
  • 2 Tomatoes, medium

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Garam masala, powder
  • 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Butter or oil

• Liquids

  • 1 Water

• Other

  • 1 Medium sized capsicum, ((bell pepper or shimla mirch - finely chopped
  • ½ to 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala

Found on vegrecipesofindia.com

Description

Directions

• first take the chopped veggies, mainly: cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, peas and beans. keep these in a pan or cooker. now add water to the veggies just about covering them.
• pressure cook or boil the veggies till they are done. do not over cook the veggies. in the picture below, the veggies are cooked. strain the veggies and keep the broth or stock.
• in the meantime, when the vegetables are cooking, chop the onions, green chillies, ginger, tomatoes and capsicum.
• in the mortar and pestle crush the remaining half ginger and garlic cloves. you can keep it coarsely crushed or make a fine paste. you could also use ready ginger-garlic paste.
• in a kadai or a big tava heat up around 2 tablespoon oil or butter. add the onions and fry till they become transparent.
• add the chopped tomatoes, ginger, green chillies and capsicum. saute for 7 to 8 minutes stirring in between.
• now add the red chili powder and turmeric powder.
• mix the powders and saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
• add in the ginger garlic paste or crushed ginger garlic .
• mix it and saute for 2 minutes more.
• add 1 to 2 tablespoon butter to the masala. 
• add the boiled vegetables.
• sprinkle the pav bhaji masala.
• add about 1 or 1.5 cups of broth or water or both broth+water. gently mix the entire mixture.
• simmer for 10 to 12 minutes on a low flame. keep checking the bhaji in between.
• now, add the garam masala powder and gently mix it with the rest of the bhaji.
• lastly, add chopped coriander leaves.
• your kada pav bhaji is ready now. slice the pavs and fry them on the tava or griddle with some butter. serve the khada pav bhaji topped with butter with the warm pavs, chopped onion and chopped lemon.