Pav bhaji is a famous road food dish from Mumbai, India. It is a spicy vegetable curry presented with a delicate bread roll called pav. The dish is accepted to have started during the 1850s as a fast dinner for material plant laborers in Mumbai, who required a filling and effectively movable feast to have during their mid-day breaks. The dish was traditionally made with extra vegetables and presented with pav, a bread roll that was famous among the city’s plant laborers. Over the long haul, pav bhaji turned into a well-known road food and is presently delighted by individuals of all foundations and financial gatherings in India and all over the world.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups mixed vegetables (such as potatoes, carrots, peas, and bell peppers)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 inch ginger, minced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp pav bhaji masala
• Salt, to taste
• 8 pav rolls
• Chopped cilantro and lemon wedges, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Boil the mixed vegetables in a pot until they are soft. Drain and mash them with a potato masher.

2. Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

3. Add the onions and sauté until they are translucent. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté for another minute.

Add the tomatoes and sauté until they are soft and pulpy.

Add the mashed vegetables, red chili powder, pav bhaji masala, and salt to the pan and mix well. Cook for 5-7 minutes.

Add a cup of water and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Toast the pav rolls and serve with the bhaji. Garnish with cilantro and lemon wedges.

You can also make it more healthy by adding more vegetables and less butter.