Mumbai masala pav is a popular street food of Bombay now known as Mumbai.its filled with loads of Butter and Cheese with a yummy taste.Make it as a quick evening snack and your kids will love it.It can be to some extent called as a Instant Pav Bhaji,So come letā€™s begin.
Ingredients:- ( Serves 8 )
BHAJI
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin / Zeera
- 1 cup chopped Onion / Pyaz
- 1 tsp Garlic paste / Lasan
- 1/2 cup Beans
- 1 cup chopped Tomato / Tamatar
- Salt o taste / Namak swag anusar
- 1/2 tsp Chilli paste / Hari mirch
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder / Lal mirch
- 150 gm Cottage cheese / Paneer
- 2 tsp Coriander chutney
- 1/2 Lemon / Nimbhu
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- 1 tsp Pav bhaji masala
PAV
- Some Butter
- Some or 1/4 tsp or Pav bhaji masala
- Some cheese
Method :-
- Heat Oil and Butter together add Cumin and let it to crackle over low few seconds.
- Then add chopped Onion sautƩ over medium to high till Onions turn translucent.
- Add Garlic paste and Chilli paste,sautƩ over low-medium just for a minute and then keeping heat low add chilli powder.
- Now drop in Beans and keep on cooking till Beans get tender over medium heat adding Salt.
- Now add Paneer and keep on stirring till the masala and Paneer incorporates.
- Add finely chopped Tomatoes,keep stirring and cooking over medium-high till Tomatoes are fully cooked.
- Add Coriander chutney and lemon juice and mix.
- We are cooking since 8-10 minutes and the Bhaji is almost ready,itā€™s neither too dry nor too wet in texture.
- Drop Chaat masala and Pav Bhaji masala.Mix and cook for anotherā€™s couple of minutes over low and this Bhaji is ready.
- Over a open pan or Tawa ( Griddle ) drop 1-2 teaspoons of salted Butter and sprinkle some Pav Bhaji masala over it.
- Cut the Buns in between and toast on both sides in this masala butter over low till crisp and golden.
- Layer the Bun with made Bhaji and sprinkled with some cheese.Close and again toast for some time or until cheese melts.
- Serve with some Salad and Sev.
Tips :–
- You can use your choice of vegetable combination to make the Bhaji.
- Adding Salt while sauting the veggies helps them cook faster.
- If you donā€™t have Pav Bhaji masala add Garam masala but the taste will definitely differ.