Pav Bhaji is a famous street food of India consisting of pav or dinner rolls either homemade or store bought together with bhaji made from curried mashed vegetables like potato, carrot, cauliflower, green peas and bell pepper.
You can prepare Pav Bhaji using stove top or pressure cooker method for quick satisfying meal. This is a 2 step process, first vegetables are boiled until soft then mashed with potato masher or hand held blender. The texture is up to you either smooth paste of little chunky.
In another pan, masala with onion and tomato is prepared , mashed vegetables are added to this masala. The spice blend is different from one household to another. The special ingredient was pav bhaji masala, am using ready pav bhaji masala that is available from Indian grocery store.
Most people love the bright red color this masala brings without artificial coloring by adding kashmiri chili or red chili powder. Adjust red chili powder according to your preference. For natural deep red color, add a small piece of beetroot along with other vegetables.
You can also use broccoli, french bean, brinjal, sweet corn, beetroot or raw banana.
