Masala Pav
Mumbai vegetarian Street food. A quick and easy recipe made by stuffing spicy tangy tomato-onion masala inside pav.
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Servings: 4 pav
Equipment
Griddle
Pan
Ingredients
For masala:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 onion chopped
- 1/2 capsicum chopped
- 3 tomatoes chopped
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp chopped green chilies
- salt to taste
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp pav bhaji masala
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/ dhania
- juice of ½ lemon
Other:
- 4 pav
- 2 tsp butter
for garnishing:
- chopped onions
- chopped coriander leaves
- sev
- cheese grated
- lemon wedges
Instructions
For Masala
- First of all, get everything ready. Heat butter in a pan.
- Saute onions for 2-3 minutes.
- Add grated ginger, chopped green chilies, and capsicum and cook for another minute.
- Now you can add tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add salt, red chili powder, and pav bhaji masala.
- Add a little water now and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes.
- When cooked add chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix well. Switch off the flame. Masala for Masala Pav is ready.
For Pav
- Heat 1 tsp of butter in a pan. Slit 2 pav and place it in the butter.
- Cook lightly from both sides.
For Masala Pav
- Add a big spoonful of the prepared masala on one half of the pav and cover with the other half.
- Spread some of the vegetable masala on top of the pav also. Cook rest of the pav also in the same way.
- Serve hot garnished with chopped onions, coriander leaves, grated cheese, sev, and Lemon wedges.
- These taste best when served hot.
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