Pav Bhaaji
Ingredients
1 cup chopped cauliflower, 1/2 cup chopped french beans, 1/2 cup green peas, 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum (green peppers), 2 potatoes, 4 medium sized tomatoes, 2 medium sized finely chopped onions, 4 teaspoon Pav bhaaji masala, chili powder 4-5 garlic cloves, 1 tsp ginger, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (optional), chopped coriander leaves, salt to taste, Pav (a kind of bun, In India, it is known as Pav. Choose proper buns, do not buy the sweet ones), 1 pack salted butter (Amul butter is recommended)
Method 1. Boil potatoes and mash them. Boil all the chopped vegetables. 2. Mash the boiled vegetables to form a coarse pulp. 3. Purée tomatoes with half of the chili powder. 4. Now crush ginger-garlic and boil them in water. Squeeze and use only the stock for bhaaji. 5. In a pan, melt 2 tbspoon butter. Add cumin seeds (this is optional), half of the chopped onions. Sauté for a minute and add boiled vegetables. 6. Allow to cook. Now add mashed potatoes and puréed tomatoes. Dissolve rest of the chili powder in the ginger-garlic stock and add it to the bhaaji. Add some butter again. 7. Add the pav bhaaji masala and mix. Cook till the bhaaji thickens. Add chopped coriander leaves. The bhaaji is ready now. 8. Give slits to the buns keeping the base intact. On a hot griddle, melt some butter. Arrange all the buns on the pan. Roast both the sides as well as the inner surfaces of buns on the butter. 9. Serve pav and hot bhaaji with chopped onions and a piece of lemon. 10. Masala onion(optional): Heat some butter, add a pinch of pav bhaaji masala and salt. Put the chopped onions, lemon juice and mix. Serve this masala onion with pav bhaaji. Tip: Use butter generously while making pav bhaaji. Light roast the buns. Let them remain buttery and soft.