Cauliflower Paav bhaji
Author: 
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 3 cups
 
Ingredients
  • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Hing (asafoetida) – ¼ tsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Cauliflower – 1, small ( 2 cups)
  • Capsicum – ½
  • Green peas – ½ cup
  • Onion – 2, medium
  • Tomato – 2, medium
  • Garlic ginger paste – 1 tbsp
  • Green chilli – 3 pieces
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Pav bhaji masala – 2 tbsp
  • Salt – 2 tsp or to taste
  • Coriander (cilantro) – ½ cup
Instructions
  1. Chop the vegetables like cabbage, peas and cauliflower. Boil for 15 minutes or pressure cooker the vegetables for 10 minutes with 3 cups of water until become mushy.
  2. Mash the vegetables using masher with the water.
  3. Now in a pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, hing, ginger garlic paste, chopped onions and sauté for 1- 2 minutes.
  4. Add tomatoes with turmeric powder, chilli powder and let it ooze out some oil which will take 2- 3 minutes.
  5. Add mashed vegetables, required salt and readymade pav bhaji masala in the gravy.
  6. Combine well, cook the bhaji for atleast 10 – 15 minutes on low to medium flame.
  7. Add water in bhaji if required and cook for 5 more minutes.
  8. When the oil starts separating from top and pav bhaji is ready.
  9. Garnish with some butter on top, lemon wedge, chopped onion, chaat masala fried green chilli and fresh coriander leaves,
  10. Serve hot with some bread or paav.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/cauliflower-paav-bhaji/