MASALA PAV

A masaledar combination of onion, tomato, green chillies and spread of pav or bread and then lightly roasted on a tawa / skillet to let all flavours get incorporated in pav. Masala Pav is a classic street food. Its amazing, how road side vendors have invented some of the tastiest dishes. If you are not familiar with the famous Mumbai street food, you are missing out. I have already shared some of the chaat varities and will be sharing many more in future. A soft  pav is loaded with spicy masala. It is then toasted with some butter to make it extra delicious. You are sure to keep licking your fingers. It makes a great evening snack, a tasty dinner or a weekend brunch.  Masala pav is one recipe which I wanted to try for a long time. It is a simple recipe but taste really delicious and buttery. The recipe is very easy to make, you need few veggies, some butter and ladi pav. The main taste comes from the pav bhaji masala powder. Hope you all like this simple, tasty and easy recipe, if yes then don’t forget to comment below in the comment box.

INGREDIENTS:

For Masala:

4 tablespoon Butter

 1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds

4 tablespoon Red Chilli-Garlic Paste

1¼ cups Finely Chopped Onions

1 Cup Finely Chopped Capsicum

1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Greens from Spring Onions

4 Cups Finely Chopped Tomatoes

Salt to taste

½ teaspoon Chilli Powder

1 tablespoon Pav Bhaji Masala

¼ cups Finely Chopped Coriander

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Other INGREDIENTS:

8 teaspoon Butter

8 Ladi Pav

For Serving:

A few lemon wedges

METHOD:

STEP 1 –  First make a paste with red chilli powder and garlic with a little water in mixer grinder. Keep it aside.

STEP 2 - Heat the butter in a deep kadhai and add the cumin seeds.

STEP 3 – Add chopped onions and green chillies in it and sauté till onion get cooked.

STEP 4 – Then add  red chilli-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.

STEP 5 – Add capsicum and mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5-7 minutes or till the onions turn translucent, while stirring occasionally.

STEP 6 – Add tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes. Mash it with spoon while cooking.

STEP 7 - Add spice powders and mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7-8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

STEP 8 – Season this mixture with salt as per your taste, add some chopped coriander and stir well. Add 2-3 tablespoon water and mash it with masher.

STEP 8 – Add the lemon juice,

1/4 cup of water and mix well. Cook it for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture gets little thicker

add remaining chopped coriander, mix it and simmer for another 1-2 minutes.

STEP 9 – Divide the mixture into equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed:

STEP 1 – Heat 1 teaspoon of butter on a non-stick tawa.

Give a vertical cut in the pav. Keep them aside.

STEP 3 - Add some bhaji/ above mixture on tawa and roast for 1 -2 minutes. Then add little butter on the side and toast pav for a minute or two from both sides.

STEP 4 - Close the pav and toast on the masala for 1 more minute. Masala pav is ready to be served. In the same pan melt more butter and toast the other pav as well.

STEP 5 – Repeat  the same with the remaining pav till all the masala is used up.

Serve hot masala pav garnished with finely chopped coriander, chopped onions and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

NOTES: *Instead of butter you can use oil for the bhaji mixture.

                    *If you find the masala is getting dried while cooking, you can add more water.