Pav Bhajia

Ingredients

• For the Bhaji:
• 1 tsp oil
• 5 tbsp butter
• 1 cup onion , chopped
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• ½ cup lauki(bottle gourd) , chopped
• ½ cup bell peppers , chopped
• 1 cup potatoes , chopped
• ½ cup beetroot , chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp pav bhaji masala
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• ½ cup tomato puree
• 1 bunch coriander leaves
• For Pav:
• Butter
• Pav
• Pav bhaki masala

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add 4 tbsp of butter and the onions. Sauté until onions are golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, and mix well.
2. Stir in the chopped lauki and coriander. Add the potatoes, and continue cooking, mashing the ingredients together in the pan.
3. Mix in the beetroot, salt, chili powder, and pav mhaji masala. Stir in the tomato puree. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of butter, followed by the coriander leaves. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
4. Prepare the pav: spread butter all over the pav. Sprinkle pav bhaji masala on top of the buttered pav, and toast it on a pan until it becomes golden brown. Remove from heat.
5. Serve alongside the hot bhaji, chopped onions, and a lemon wedge.