Masala pav is a popular street food in Mumbai. Its flavor profile is very similar to that of pav bhaji. These easy snacks take only 15 - 20 minutes to make.
Masala Pav is a delectableย street food of Mumbai. This recipe is very similar to our famousย pav bhaji. This snack is also quick and easy to prepare. It takes less than 15 minutes to make, whether for breakfast, teatime, or your tiffin box.
This is a comfort food and doesn't need any accompaniments to go along with it.
I love the spicy and tangy taste of masala pav. If you are making it for kids, you can reduce the chilies.
Normally, ladi pav is used for this masala pav recipe. But if you don't get it at your place, you can simply replace the pav with any bread. To give it a healthier twist, use whole wheat or multigrain breads.
This recipe tastes similar to pav bhaji because we use almost the same vegetables, which add authentic flavor. Also, pav bhaji masala is used in this recipe.
Another street food, tawa pulao, tastes like pav bhaji for the same reason. I have posted my tawa pulao recipe on my blog. Please add this spicy and tangy rice to your meal. Both the pav and rice recipes are quick and the best option for a tiffin box.
How to Make Masala Pav?
Cut pav or bread into small pieces. Heat butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute. Then, add chopped onions and saute until translucent.
Now add chopped or pureed tomato and red chili paste or sauce. Cook for 3 - 5 minutes till tomato is cooked well and starts leaving oil from sides. Add red chili powder, ground turmeric, pav bhaji masala, and salt to the pan and mix well. Add chopped capsicum and stir.
Now add ยฝ - ยพ cup water and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes until you reach the desired consistency (saucy). Now add pav pieces and chopped coriander leaves. Drizzle lemon juice. Give this a nice stir. Pav will soak up all the spicy sauce in the pan.
Now, turn off the heat and serve it hot with some chopped coriander leaves and onions.
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To give it variation, grate some cheese on top of it and serve cheesy masala pav. This tastes best when hot.
Looking for other street food items that you can make at home? Read below:
Recipe Card For Masala Pav
Masala Pav (Mumbai Street Style)
Equipment
- 1 Pan
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 8 pav (or 10 - 12 bread slice)
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 3 medium tomatoes finely chopped or pureed
- 1 green chilli
- 3 - 4 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli paste or sauce (1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder + 2 tsp water)
- 2 tsp pav bhaji masala
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ยผ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 capsicum finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt or as per taste
- 1 cup water or as required
- 2 - 4 tbsp butter
- ยฝ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Cut pav into equal small pieces.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds and let it crackle.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 15 - 20 seconds.
- Now add chopped onions and green chillies.
- Saute till translucent.
- Then add tomato (chopped or pureed).
- Cook till tomatoes are cooked well and starts leaving oil.
- Add chilli paste/ sauce, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala.
- Add chopped capsicum and mix well.
- Add little water and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Keep the consistency little saucy.
- Then add chopped pieces of pav or bread.
- Give it a nice stir.
- Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.
- Turn off heat and serve hot.
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Karunesh Potdar
I tried this recipe in my home as your steps you write in this article and this is so easy to make this recipe. It is amazing to make and very interesting.
Very useful and helpful for me to make recipes like that very easily in my home.
Thank You!!!
Ipsa Faujdar
Hey Karunesh.. Thank you very much for your words. I'm more than happy you made the recipe and loved it. Thanks again your feedback.