Pav Bhaji is one of the most popular Indian Dish!
Pav Bhaji is simply vegetables simmered in onion tomato gravy, special pav bhaji masala powder and lots of butter served with a special bread called pav. It is always served with chopped onions and lemon wedges. This dish originates from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai.This dish can be had for lunch, evening snack or dinner. ‘Pav’ refers to a special Indian bread which is like a soft dinner roll and ‘bhaji’ refers to medley of mashed vegetables.
If you have never tried Pav Bhaji, you must try at-least once!! Otherwise you are sure to miss out on something so delicious!! This is a signature dish of my husband Mohit. There are no short cuts when he makes this dish at home. He uses a huge iron tawa (Skillet) which is used in most of the street shops of Mumbai. Our family and friends are always waiting for an invite for a Pav Bhaji party.
My husband uses Pav Bhaji masala of ‘Badshah’ brand which is our favourite but you can use whichever masala you want. Lots of people often say “Oh! just put any vegetables in Pav Bhaji as it will be mashed anyways”. Well, yes, you can add whatever vegetables you want, but the choice of vegetables used to make the bhaji defines it’s taste.
Potato, peas, tomato, onion, garlic and capsicum/green peppers are used to make bhaji. I would recommend using just these vegetables initially and then later you can add different vegetables to experiment with various flavours.
Complement the homemade Pav Bhaji with delicious Ladi Pav. Other Maharashtrian dishes worth trying are food like Tawa Pulao, Vada Pav, Usal Pav, Maharashtrian Misal Pav or even Phodnicha Bhaat to name a few.
