Paneer pav bhaji recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious pav bhaji made with vegetables and paneer which taste so good.
Paneer Pav Bhaji
Paneer pav bhaji is one recipe which i made few weeks back and loved it to the core. Many recipe crumbled in the paneer into the mix and make this. but this is how i had in a restaurant here and it was delicious.
About Pav Bhaji
Pav bhaji is an Indian fast food meal made up of a thick vegetable curry (bhaji) and a soft bread bun (pav). Its origins can be traced back to Maharashtra, India. The dish started out as a quick lunch for Mumbai textile mill workers. Pav bhaji was eventually served in restaurants all throughout town. Pav bhaji is currently available in India and beyond, from street vendors to fine dining establishments.
The origins of Pav Bhaji can be traced back to the American Civil War in the 1860s. Cotton was in high demand as a result of the civil war. As a result, the merchants at the Bombay cotton market were extremely busy, particularly late at night when new cotton rates were telegraphed from America.
As a result, they would arrive home late, and their irritated wives would refuse to serve them. So, to fix this problem, street merchants gathered leftover bread from Jesuit priests and mixed all of the vegetables together, mashed them together, and served them with bread and butter. As a result, pav bhaji (bread with veggies) was born.
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The key for this is to use generous butter, it makes it more tasty and delicious. Loved it piping hot with bhaji.
Ingredients for Paneer pav bhaji
Potato : In most plant food sources, a cooked potato has relatively high quantities of umami compounds, chemicals that produce a pleasant savoury taste. Unlike most vegetables, potatoes absorb water instead of losing it during cooking when their cell walls relax and release moisture.
Kashmiri Chilli Powder : The vivid red colour and mild fruity burn of Kashmiri chilli powder are well-known. Use Kashmiri chilli powder to give a meal a gorgeous crimson hue without the mouth-numbing intensity.
Beetroot : The sweetness of the beetroot pairs well with the spiciness, resulting in a flavour that is well-balanced and delightful.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Paneer Pav Bhaji
- Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistle.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add cumin and let them sizzle.
- Add onion, capsicum, green chillies and saute them for 2 mins or so.
- ginger garlic paste and cook for a min.
- Add in tomatoes and cook that down till it gets mushy.
- Add in pav bhaji masala powder , turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
- veggie mix along with any liquid. And mash it well using a spoon.
- Now add in kashmiri chilli powder and mix well.
- Add in paneer and simmer for 10 mins.
- Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
- When serving, heat butter in a pan, spoon some pav bhaji mix in the pan and cook for 2 mins, now melt some more butter in the sides, place slit pav buns and toast till golden.
- Remove and serve with bhaji.
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Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil - 2 tblspn
- Butter - 2 tblspn + more
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1 large chopped finely
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
- Tomatoes - 4 large chopped finely
- Green Chilli - 2 chopped finely
- Capsicum / Bell Pepper - ½ cup chopped finely
- Paneer - 1 cup chopped finely
- Potato - 1 peeled and chopped
- Carrot - 1 chopped
- Broccoli - ½ cup
- Cauliflower - ½ cup
- Beetroot - ¼ cup chopped
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Pav Bhaji Masala Powder - 1 to 2 tblspn
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
Instructions
- Take carrot, potato, cauliflower, broccoli, beetroot in a pressure cooker, add water and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistle.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add cumin and let them sizzle.
- Add onion, capsicum, green chillies and saute them for 2 mins or so.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and cook for a min.
- Add in tomatoes and cook that down till it gets mushy.
- Add in pav bhaji masala powder , turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
- Add in veggie mix along with any liquid. And mash it well using a spoon.
- Now add in kashmiri chilli powder and mix well.
- Add in paneer and simmer for 10 mins.
- Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
- When serving, heat butter in a pan, spoon some pav bhaji mix in the pan and cook for 2 mins, now melt some more butter in the sides, place slit pav buns and toast till golden.
- Remove and serve with bhaji.
Video
Paneer Pav Bhaji with Step by Step Pictures
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| take all veggies in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistle |
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| prepare other ingredients |
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| heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds |
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| add onions, green chillies and bell peppers |
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| saute till it gets transparent |
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| add ginger garlic paste |
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| cook that down |
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| add tomatoes |
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| salt |
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| and some turmeric powder |
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| mix well |
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| cook this till the tomatoes get mushy |
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| add pav bhaji masala powder. Check here for homemade recipe |
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| add some water |
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| cook that for few mins |
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| add veggies |
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| mash it well |
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| like this |
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| add kashmiri chilli powder for colour |
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| mix well |
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| add paneer |
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| mix well |
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| add coriander leaves |
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| done |
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| for serving, melt butter in a pan |
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| spoon the bhaji in |
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| melt some more butter |
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| toast your pav buns |
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| done |
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| Serve |
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Anonymous
mouth watering recipe. I follow all your recipes so closely. all excited to try some from your recipes.
ChrisTeylor
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