Mumma: Pihu what shall we cook today?
Pihu: Potato
Mumma: Do you really like anything else except potato, you potato master?
Pihu: how about adding in some peas, tomatoes in that
Mumma: how about adding some bottleguard?
Pihu: naaaaa
Mumma: cauliflower?
Pihu: okies
Mumma: Brinjal?
Pihu: naaaaa
Mumma: as you say, let me cook that
And smart Mumma cooked what Pihu asked for and added what all she wants to eat too and called it Pav bhaji ;-)
From wikipedia:
Pav bhaji is a fast food dish from Maharashtra, India, consisting of a thick vegetable curry and served with a soft bread roll called pav.
Type of dish: Merienda (light meal)
Place of origin: West India
Main ingredients: Pav, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Mixed vegetables
INGREDIENTS
5 tbsp Butter
4 cups chopped Tomatoes
2 cups Potatoes
1 cup Brinjal
1 cup Bottle guard
1 cup Cauliflower
½ cup boiled peas
½ tbsp pao bhaji masala
Salt to taste
½ tbsp turmeric powder
½ tbsp chilli powder
2 green chillies (change as per taste)
½ tbsp jeera (cumin seeds)
1 tbsp lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
Boil all the vegetables; peeled potatos, brinjal, bottle guard, green chillies and cauliflower in cooker for 2 whistles.
In a pan add 4 tbsp butter and jeera. Let them crackle.
Add tomatoes and salt.
Fry on low flame till they turn soft/cooked enough.
Add mashed boiled veggies, boiled peas and the stock too.
Again mash as much as you can.
Add all the spices; pav bhaji masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder
Add lemon juice
keep on stirring till then you get a consistency you are looking for.
fry the pav with butter and serve with bhaji, onion, lemon.
yummy food is ready to eat.
QUICK TIPS
You can use oil instead of butter if you are looking for non-fatty food.
If you don't have pav bhaji masala, you can use garam masala and mango powder (amchoor) as an alternative for that.
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