Pav Bhaji is a spicy mix of vegetables garnished with coriander leaves and served with onions, lemon wedges, a dollop of butter and roasted pav.
Chop potatoes and capsicum into square pieces. In a pressure cooker, add chopped potatoes, capsicum, peas, salt and sufficient water. Cook for 4 whistles.
Soak red chilies in hot water and keep aside. Also finely chop onion and tomatoes.
Once pressure goes down, take out the water from the pressure cooker in a bowl and mash the vegetables. The water is our vegetable broth.
After 20 mins, add soaked red chilies, garlic cloves and green chillies to a blender jar and grind to a smooth paste.
In a pan, heat 4 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp butter. Add cumin and saute for a minute. Now add freshly ground red chilly paste and saute on a medium flame for 2 mins. Add finely chopped onions. Saute and cook for 4-5 mins.
Once onions are cooked, add finely chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook well for another 8-10 mins. Add red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala. Mix and mash well.
Now add the mashed vegetables to the pan. If required add little broth and salt. Mix well and simmer on low flame for 8-10 mins.
Slit the pav and apply butter. Sprinkle some pav bhaji masala. Roast the pav on the griddle just before serving.
Garnish the bhaji with coriander leaves and a dollop of butter. Serve hot with onions, lemon and roasted pav. Enjoy :)