PAV BHAJI — Vegetable purée
with butter & soft rolls
METHOD
Mix the oil, chopped onions, chopped green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Microwave on HIGH for 6
minutes. Stir well.Add half the quantity of chopped tomatoes. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring
continuously. Add chopped capsicum, peas,
cauliflower, potatoes and one cup water. Microwave
on HIGH, covered, for 8 minutes, stirring till all the
vegetables are completely mashed. Add
pav bhaji
masala
, salt and rest of the chopped tomatoes.
Microwave on 650W for 5 minutes. Stir in-between.
Remove. Add half of the butter in a flat dish. Slice
pav
horizontally into two and face downward in the
butter. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Press till
pav
is drowned in the butter. Garnish the hot
bhaji
with chopped coriander leaves, remaining butter.
Serve hot with
pavs
and lemon wedges.
*Vegetables can all be cooked covered with a
little water in the MWO. Allow 2 minutes for
the peas; 5 minutes for the cauliflower and
10 minutes for the potatoes.
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PREPARATION TIME: 20 mins COOKING TIME: 25 mins SERVES: 4
INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp Oil
2 Medium onions, chopped
3-4 Green chillies, chopped
1 tsp Ginger paste
3 tsp Garlic paste
4 Medium tomatoes, chopped
1 Medium capsicum, chopped
¼ cup* Green peas, boiled and coarsely
mashed
1 cup* Cauliflower florets, boiled and
chopped
4* Medium potatoes, grated, boiled
1½ tbsp
Pav bhaji masala
¼ cup Coriander leaves, chopped
1½ tsp Salt
5 tbsp Butter
2 Lemons (
nimbu
), cut into wedges
8
Pav
/bread rolls