Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Indian Pav Bhaji Spiced Vegetable Mash and Rolls
印度香料雜菜蓉配烤麵包
Recipe overview
Mumbai pav bhaji is a buttery spiced vegetable mash served hot with butter-toasted pav rolls and lemon.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 350 g potatoes
- 250 g cauliflower
- 1 carrot
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 8 Indian pav bread rolls
- 1 lemon
Spices and cooking ingredients
- 60 g butter
- 15 g ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
02
Tools
- deep frying pan
- saucepan
- potato masher
- spatula
- cutting board
- knife
03
Steps
Step 1
Cut vegetables
Dice potatoes, cauliflower, carrot and bell pepper.
Step 2
Boil vegetables
Boil potatoes, cauliflower and carrot in a little water until completely tender.
Step 3
Mash vegetables
Mash the cooked vegetables coarsely and reserve a little cooking liquid.
Step 4
Chop aromatics
Finely chop onion and tomatoes; grate ginger and garlic.
Step 5
Fry onion
Melt butter in a pan and cook onion until translucent.
Step 6
Fry ginger garlic
Add ginger and garlic and fry until their raw aroma fades.
Step 7
Cook tomato
Add tomatoes and bell pepper; cook until tomatoes soften and release juice.
Step 8
Bloom spices
Stir in pav bhaji masala and chili powder for one minute.
Step 9
Combine mash
Add mashed vegetables and a little reserved cooking liquid.
Step 10
Simmer bhaji
Simmer about ten minutes, mashing as you go into a thick bhaji.
Step 11
Toast pav
Split pav rolls and toast cut sides in a little butter until golden.
Step 12
Serve with lemon
Bowl hot bhaji and serve with butter-toasted pav, lemon wedges and onion.
Common mistakes
- Leaving vegetables as distinct dice misses the defining mashed bhaji texture.
Tips
Cook vegetables until very tender before mashing into a unified thick bhaji.
