Indian Street Food Pav Bhaji Recipe

Ingredients
3 potatoes
¾ to 1 cup peas
10 french beans
1 large onion
3 large tomatoes
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
3 tbsp pav bhaji masala
1 tsp chilly powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1.5 to 2 cups water or add as required
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp butter
few coriander leaves
1 lemon
salt as required
pavs for serving with the bhaji

Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ml)

1. boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker or microwave oven.
2. finely chop tomatoes and french beans. keep aside.
3. in a pan, add ghee / butter.
4. when the ghee melts completely, add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw aroma of the ginger-garlic paste disappears.
5. now add the tomatoes and fry them till they become soft and mush, till you fat releasing the sides. about 6 to 7 minutes on low to medium flame.
6. add the chopped beans and peas. saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. now add the boiled and pealed mashed potatoes.
8. add water and combine the mashed potatoes well with other vegetables.
9. now add the red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and pav bhaji masala.
10. mix the dry masalas well.
11. with a vegetable masher, mash the veggies directly in the pan.
12. occasionally stir the bhaji in a low flame for 8 -10 minutes.
13. check the taste. add salt and pav bhaji masala or red chili powder or butter if you require more spicy.
14. fry the pav in a tava or pan by cutting it horizontally. add some butter on top pav or bread.
15. your pava bhaji is ready.