Pav Bhaji is a delicious street food made from mixed vegetables and served with Pav or bread. This is a popular and one of the loved food in Maharashtra.
Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker. Cook for 5 - 6 whistles till potatoes cooked completely.
Similarly boil cauliflower and green peas in a cooker for faster process. cook for 2 - 3 whistles maximum. You may use grated cauliflowers but that will be little time consuming. You can also boil all the vegetables in one go.
Mash all the vegetables completely with help of a masher.
Heat one heavy bottom kadai or frying pan. Add oil and ghee. Once hot add 1 tbsp butter to it. add ginger garlic paste. Saute well till it's smell goes off. You can close the lid for some time as it will splutter.
When done add finely chopped onion and saute till it's translucent and cooked well.
Add finely chopped capsicum to it. Cook for another 3 minutes.
In the meanwhile Puree the tomatoes to a fine paste.
Pour the tomato puree to the kadai and mix well.
Cook till tomatoes are cooked well and leaves oil.
Add dry spices (red chilli powder, pinch of turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala) to the pan and stir well for 1 minute.
Add ¼ - ½ cup water and bring it to a boil.
Add all boiled and mashed veggies and mix well.
Mix them nicely.
Add 2 cups of water and let it simmer for some time. Adjust water as per the consistency you need.
Season with salt. Adjust red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala as per taste. simmer for 5 - 7 minutes.
Add finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 tbsp lemon juice and mix well.
Check the consistency. It should not be very thick or dry or very thin.
Garnish with a handful of finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
For Serving
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan.
Keep pav on butter and lightly shallow fry them for 1 minute till turns light brown in color.
Serve with added chopped coriander leaves and onion on top of the bhaji or curry. Serve the bhaji and pav combo with 1 tsp additional butter for better taste.
Notes
Skip adding extra butter if you don't want extra butter. Add tomatoes generously for better taste. Consistency should be medium thick.