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Mumbai Pav Bhaji Recipe / How to Make Bhaji for Pav Bhaji

October 17, 2011 By Aarthi 39 Comments

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I have never gone to Bombay…I don’t even know how to go there..The only thing I know is about its cuisine..I know that Bombay is famous for its street food..I came across these street foods dishes from one of Tarla Dalal Cookbook namely “Mumbai’s Road Side Snacks”..I have bookmarked so many recipes from that book to try out..

Similar Recipe
Whole Wheat Pav Buns
Traditional Pav Buns


I love to eat street food dishes..The place where I live don’t have that many street food shops..It does have a few portable ones and I have tried their food couple of times..They don’t use best quality ingrediants..They never touch expensive stuffs..They don’t even serve in fancy bowls and saucers..But I don’t know how those dishes taste great than many huge restaurants..

I think its all from the flavours they add in their dishes and serving them as fresh as possible..I know that they serve dishes piping hot right from the stove..This is one of mumbai’s top street food recipe..My recipe is made right from scratch,It doesn’t require the store bought pav bhaji masala powder..

So I hope you can try it ASAP..Here you go for the step by step recipe with pictures..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins to 1 hour
Serves : 6


Ingredients:
Pav Buns as needed ( I used whole wheat pav buns)
Butter-2 tblspn
Lemon Slices to serve
For Bhaji:
Potato – 3 medium size peeled and cubed
Cauliflower – 1 cup cut into big pieces
Beetroot – 1 small peeled and cubed
Beans – 6 chopped
Carrot – 1 large chopped
Frozen Peas – 1/2 cup
Onion – 1 medium size finely chopped
Capsicum / Bell Pepper – 1 cup chopped finely
Tomato – 4  large chopped finely
Green Chilli – 3 chopped finely
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar – 2 tsp
Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
Butter-5 tblspn
Lemon Juice – 2 tsp or to taste
Method:
Take potato, cauliflower, beans, beetroot and carrot in a pressure cooker and cover it with water. Pressure cook for 4 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let them steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and mash the veggies roughly with a masher, Set aside.
Melt butter in a kadai and add in cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

Now add in onions and capsicum. cook till golden brown.

Add in green chilli and ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

Add in all spice powders and mix well.Add in chopped tomatoes and mix well.

Add in salt and sugar.Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy and become saucy.

Add in water and peas. Bring it to a boil.

Now add in all the mashed vegetables and mix well.
Cover it and simmer for 10-15 mins..

Add in lemon juice and coriander leaves. Mix well. Bhaji done.

To serve pav bhaji..Heat a tblspn of butter and add a cut open pav bun and toast for 1 min till golden. Remove to a plate.

Add a tblspn of butter in the same tawa and add some bhaji on top of it..Cook till it is thick and bubbly. Transfer this to the plate.

Dollop a spoonful of butter on top and add some onions too..Squeeze some lemon juice and serve..

Pictorial:

Start by cooking your veggies
Wash them, Chop them and add it to pressure cooker
I added some peeled cubed beets as well
add a cup of water
Pressure cook till done
use a masher to mash the veggies
it wont be difficult, if the veggies are cooked properly
Lovely..i like the veggies to be little chunky
Now take your other ingredients
Start by heating some butter
Add in cumin seeds
add in onions and capsicum
saute for a min or so
add in green chillies
ginger and garlic paste
saute till onions turns golden
now add in chilli powder, garam masala powder
 and turmeric powder
mix well
add in chopped tomatoes
add salt
and some sugar
mix well
cook till the tomatoes turn mushy
look how saucy it has turned
pour in some water
add in some frozen peas
add in the mashed veggies
mix well and simmer this for 10 mins
done
squeeze in some lemon juice
add in lots of chopped coriander leaves
mix well
When serving, take your pav buns, i used my 
whole wheat pav
slit them open
add a dollop of butter in a pan
let them melt
place the pav buns 
toast till golden on both sides
melt some more butter in the same pan
add some bhaji
stir on high heat
till the bhaji thickens and is piping hot
add a dollop of butter over it and serve with the toasted pav and lemon slices
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Roshan

    October 14, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    you have prepared this dish in a professional manner…by placing the bhaji in the tawa with the buns alongside….

    truly delicious…i prefer this masala to the readymade phav bhaji masala…you just need not stock them..right!!

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  2. [email protected] Journal

    October 14, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    I've never tried Bombay food too but this definitely looks delicious 🙂

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  3. Chitra

    October 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    wow i'm drooling over here……hmmm

    Reply
  4. Harini

    October 14, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Lovely Space! Thanks for checking out my blog. I am following you 🙂 You have a wonderful collection of recipes.

    Happy Blogging!

    Reply
  5. easyfoodsmith

    October 14, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    After vada-pav & bhel-puri, pav-bhaji is the most sought after street food in Mumbai.

    Reply
  6. Santosh Bangar

    October 14, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    this bombay special is alltime favorate looking inviting

    Reply
  7. Sue/the view from great island

    October 14, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Looks delicious, I would love to be able to find street food like this!

    Reply
  8. Rous

    October 14, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    Llevo desde el lunes, que llegué de vacaciones, intentando visitar todos los blogs a los que sigo y continúo con las visitas pasando por el tuyo. ¡Qué rico plato! Besos y feliz fin de semana.

    Reply
  9. Sobha Shyam

    October 14, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    who can resist this combo, looks absolutely great dear..

    Reply
  10. Shabs

    October 14, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Ooooooooh !!! I love pav bhaji and your's look really good , I always make it with pav bhaji masala but now I'll try your way :D.

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  11. ANU

    October 14, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    wow awesome step by step pictorials…love this street food…

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  12. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    October 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    wow, that thali and presentation everything indeed looks like super yummy street pav-bhaji.

    Reply
  13. Aruna Manikandan

    October 15, 2011 at 4:13 am

    looks very perfect and very tempting dear 🙂

    Reply
  14. Dzoli

    October 15, 2011 at 4:24 am

    Thank you for introducing this tasty looking dish and so much effort you always put in your presenattion and step by step photos.Fantastic;)

    Reply
  15. Sudha Sabarish

    October 15, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Pav bhaji is my all time fav in chat items and love to many times a day.

    Reply
  16. The Pumpkin Farm

    October 16, 2011 at 6:17 am

    Hey Aarthi,
    Pav bhaji is staple food for us in Mumbai. You should visit mumbai for the love of street food, some day, when we bloggers in mumbai arrange a blogger's event maybe 🙂
    Pradnya

    Reply
  17. ketu

    May 29, 2012 at 6:55 am

    colour is very nice
    pl include to naturaral some boil beetroot in calour for bhaji

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  18. Joe

    December 26, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Beautiful and tempting pav bhaji…makes your stomach grumble instantly!!

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  19. Priti Joseph

    March 5, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Hi, I am from mumbai.. Vry rightly sd Mumbai is famous for street foods esp Pav bhaji.. Jst a handy tip : avoid adding color instead add half beetroot while cooking veggies … dish will look more vibrant n wil taste mre delicious…

    Reply
  20. Ravshe

    April 5, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Rightly said…….Avoid colors and include natural ingrediants!!!

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  21. Ravshe

    April 5, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Rightly said….Avoid colors and include natural ingredients!!!!

    Reply
  22. Ravshe

    April 5, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Rightly said….Avoid colors and include natural ingredients!!!!

    Reply
  23. Shakthi Ponmudi

    October 25, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Yum yum… My dinner tonight!!!
    I usually add a tbsp of amchoor powder to bhaji….for that tangy taste….

    Reply
  24. Atika Saeed

    December 2, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    I was looking 4 pav bhaji recipe from a very long time but every recipe includes pav bhaji masala.. which is not available over here… Surely gonna try ths looks gr8

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  25. Shruti Tiwari Chhabra

    December 17, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    If you add a bit of garlic too it gives a nice flavour. Also for the colour I prefer kashmir mirch over colour. A little dash of lemon in the end would really take it to another level. But having said that I am another avid reader of all your dishes. I tried egg sandwitch for kids lunch too. They loved it.😊

    Reply
  26. sudha

    May 3, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    Superb

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    May 16, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    Hey awesome recipe… Can we add cabbage and eggplant????

    Reply
  28. Aarthi

    May 17, 2015 at 1:46 am

    @Anonymousyes u can add

    Reply
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    June 12, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    Thanks for posting the full details,its really a good information
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    September 12, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Fantastic and very interesting tasty..Loving it.
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    October 31, 2015 at 6:58 am

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  32. Iris

    December 21, 2015 at 5:55 am

    Hi Aarthi!
    Thanks for posting this delicious recipe. I am planning to make this today! I was curious, u have mentioned anything abt the pav bhaji masala powder! Is it ok is v dont add it?
    also Can I add brinjal?
    thanks in advance
    Iris

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  33. Aarthi

    December 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    @Iris u can use brinjal..yes u can skip pav bhaji powder

    Reply
  34. top jobs Alerts

    July 12, 2016 at 6:16 am

    thanks for this Pav Bhaji recipe

    Reply
  35. Fra Son

    April 27, 2017 at 5:47 am

    i LOVE THIS POST. i love to eat more and more this dishes. It is my favorite dish. Really you do a great job. Keep it up.

    Reply
  36. Harsha Kiran

    July 23, 2018 at 5:36 am

    Pav Bhaji is all time favorite food of every Mumbaikars. It looks so yummyy and delicious as well..

    Reply
  37. Blast of Flavours

    July 31, 2018 at 11:17 am

    Hello,

    There are so many recipes which are traditional. One of the them is Pau Bhaji.

    Reply
  38. Harshad Murmule

    July 27, 2020 at 7:14 am

    I love eating street food a lot. This pav bhaji recipe is looking really so delicious and mouth watering that I will gonna try it right now.

    Reply

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