India

Pav Bhaji

Name: Pav Bhaji
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 400 g Potatoes; 400 g Mixed veg (peas, cauliflower, carrot); 2 each Onions & tomatoes; 2 tbsp Pav bhaji masala; 60 g Butter; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 8 Soft rolls (pav)

Mumbai's spicy mashed vegetables with buttered rolls

Pav bhaji arose in 19th-century Mumbai as a quick meal for textile workers and became one of India's most famous street foods.

A spiced mash of crushed vegetables is fried with plenty of butter and served with soft, butter-toasted rolls (pav).

Servings4

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Potatoes400 g
Mixed veg (peas, cauliflower, carrot)400 g
Onions & tomatoes2 each
Pav bhaji masala2 tbsp
Butter60 g
Ginger-garlic paste1 tbsp
Soft rolls (pav)8

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Boil the potatoes and vegetables until soft and mash.
Fry the onions in butter until soft, add ginger-garlic.
Reduce in the tomatoes and pav bhaji masala.
Add the mashed vegetables, stir with butter into a mash.
Toast the rolls in butter and serve alongside.

Make it original

Pav bhaji masala for pav bhaji is in the Asia Boutique.

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