Pav Bhaji

This Mumbai delicacy is easy to make while being a veggie fix for the kids. Just the thing when you want to eat something warm and spicy.

You need:

• 1 large potato - diced into cubes
• 1 cup of mixed vegetables - peas, carrots, cauliflower, beans, capsicum
• 2 large onions - finely chopped
• 2 large tomatoes - finely chopped
• 5-6 cloves of garlic - crushed
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
• Pav bhaji masala - 3- 4 tbsp (available ready made in the market)
• Salt to taste
• Lemon slices and chopped onion to garnish

How to:

• Boil the potato and mixed vegetables together till soft (one steam in a pressure cooker will do)
• Heat the oil in a deep pan and saute till lightly brown. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook till soft.
• Add the pav bhaji masala, salt and red chilly powder and cook till the oil leaves the sides
• Mash the steamed vegetables well and add to the onion mixture. Mix well and add water if needed to make it a thick paste.
• Add the butter and stir well
• While serving add lemon juice and chopped onion. Serve with lightly roasted Pav ( a kind of bun)