Chai, Chaat & Chutney by Chetna Makan

Author:Chetna Makan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Octopus
Published: 2017-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

PAV BHAJI

This is another very popular dish from Mumbai, which is now found across India. My version is simple and healthy, but there are many other ways you could make it. When eaten on the streets, what makes this dish amazing is all the extra butter they put on the pav and bhaji, but I have tried to keep this to a minimum.

Serves 4

For the bhaji

2 tablespoons sunflower oil

1 tablespoon salted butter, plus extra as desired

1 onion, finely chopped

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

¼ cauliflower (about 5–6 florets), grated

1 green pepper, finely chopped

600ml (20fl oz) water

1½ teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons Pav Bhaji Masala

5 floury potatoes, boiled, peeled and grated

handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped

To serve

4 tablespoons butter

4 small soft bread rolls (pav), split horizontally

lime wedges

To make the bhaji, heat the oil and butter in a wide saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, until it begins to soften. Stir in the tomatoes, grated cauliflower, green pepper and 250ml (8fl oz) of the measured water. Bring to a boil, then cover the pan with a lid and cook for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked.

Stir the salt and Pav Bhaji Masala into the pan and cook for 2 minutes, until well combined. Now stir in the grated potatoes and the remaining 350ml (12fl oz) measured water and cook for 10–12 minutes, until everything is cooked through.

Use a potato masher to mash the whole mixture while it is still in the pan, then cook for a final 2 minutes. Sprinkle over the coriander and as much extra butter as you would like and keep hot.

To serve, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Put the 2 halves of 1 bread roll into the pan. Cook for 1 minute on each side, then remove from the pan. Repeat with the remaining rolls and butter. Serve the rolls with the piping-hot bhaji and lime wedges for squeezing over.

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