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Pavbhaji recipe | how to make mumbai style pavbhaji with garlic chutney | homemade pavbhaji masala

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine indian street food
Servings 6

Ingredients
 

For Pavbhaji masala

  • 5 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 3 tbsp Jeera seeds
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 3 bay leaf
  • 8-10 cloves
  • 3 star anise
  • 3 black cardamom
  • ½ cup dry red chillies
  • 1 tbsp Aamchur
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • ½ tsp dry ginger
  • 1 tsp black salt

For pavbhaji

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp +2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tsp jeera
  • Pinch of hing
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 3 medium size or 400 grm potatoes
  • ½ cup green peas
  • ¾ cup chopped cauliflower
  • 1 tsp pavbhaji masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cup water
  • 3 medium size tomatoes
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 6-8 garlic cloves
  • 5 soaked kashmiri red chilli
  • 1 medium size or ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped capsicum
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2.5 tbsp pavbhaji masala
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • ½ lemon juice
  • Some coriander leaves
  • Butter

For garlic chutney

  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp garlic paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp water

For roasting pav

  • ½ tsp butter
  • ¼ tsp pavbhaji masala
  • ¼ tsp pavbhaji
  • Some coriander leaves
  • Ladi pav

Instructions

Making pavbhaji masala

  • Dry roast coriander seeds, jeera seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaf, star anise, black cardamom, and red chilies for 2 minutes.
  • Cool down masala and add into mixture jar.
  • Also add amchur, turmeric, dry ginger, and black salt. grind it into fine powder.  pav bhaji masala is ready, store it in an air-tight container.

Making pavbhaji

  • In a pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp oil, jeera, a pinch of hing, and turmeric powder. Mix well
  • Then add chopped potatoes, cauliflower, green peas, chopped carrots, pavbhaji masala, and salt. Mix well.
  • Add 1 cup of water and mix well. Cover the lid and pressure cook vegetables for 3 whistles on medium flame.
  • After 3 whistles, release pressure naturally and mash boiled vegetables with a masher.
  • In a mixture jar, add chopped tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and soaked red chili. Grind it into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
  • Now In a pan, add butter, oil, and cumin seeds. Sauté for a minute.
  • Now add chopped onion and cook it till the onion becomes translucent.
  • Add chopped capsicum and sauté it for 2 minutes.
  • Now add red chili powder and coriander powder. Mix well.
  • Add tomato puree and sauté till it releases oil from its sides.
  • Then add pav bhaji masala and mix well.
  • Now add 1 glass of slightly hot water and salt. Mix well and bring it to a boil.
  • Add boiled and mashed vegetables and mix well. Cook mixture for 5-7 minutes.
  • Lastly add garam masala, Kasuri methi, and lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Switch off the gas. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and add some butter on top.
  • Pav bhaji is ready to serve.
  • Heat butter in a pan, and add little pav bhaji masala, pav bhaji, and coriander leaves. mix well.
  • Make a slit into the pav and roast it from both sides.
  • Serve pav with butter pavbhaji.

Making garlic chutney

  • In a pan, add oil, garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, and salt.
  • Mix well and cook the mixture till oil separates from its sides.
  • Add some water and cook chutney till oil releases on top.

Notes

  • The proportion of potatoes is 50% and other vegetables are 50%.
  • Potatoes give creaminess and vegetable gives crunchiness to pav bhaji.
  • Add less water to boil vegetables into the pressure cooker.
  • Soaked Kashmiri red chili gives good color to pav bhaji.
  • addition of slightly hot water into oil and masala gives a street-style taste to the bhaji.