When I think of delicious Indian street food, this is what comes to mind. 

The days my mom decided to bless us with this as our meals used to be some of my favourite memories. Just the aroma…oof🤤😍 

Pav meaning bread and bhaji is cooked vegetables. A simple name for a dish that’s got so much to it. 

Ingredients🌿 : Makes 4-5 servings 

– 8 Deli Kaiser Rolls, (closest thing to pav from India that I found in America) 

– 5 tablespoons of Everest brand Pav Bhaji mix (find on amazon or Indian grocery store) 

– 3 Yukon potatoes 

– 3 tomatoes diced

– 3/4th of large red onion diced

– 1/4th red onion diced for topping

– 2 cups of peas 

– 1.5 cups of diced carrots 

– 3-4 cups of water 

– Salt 

– 2 diced Thai green chillies 

– 3 teaspoons of red chilli powder

– 2 tablespoons of garlic paste

– 3 tablespoons of oil

– Slab of butter or more

– Cilantro

– Lemon juice 

How to – In a large pot, bring some water to boil and add your potatoes to cook for about 12 minutes. 

Take the potatoes out and peel off the skin, cut them up to mash later. 

In a large skillet, heat up some oil, sauté  diced Thai green chilli, garlic paste, onions and tomatoes. Add in the salt and red chilli powder. Add in your peas and carrots. Cook for 6-7 minutes on medium heat. 

Add in your potatoes and mash them in the mixture. Make sure you mash some of the other veggies as well. Add in your pav bhaji masala mix. Mix well. Add 3-4 cups of water. Stirr. Let it cook and boil for 5 minutes. And taste to see if it needs more masala. Add salt, as you taste. Cook for 8 more mins on medium heat. Cover the skillet. 

For your pav (bread), on a pay add some butter and toast the bread. 

When serving, add the bhaji on to your place and top with butter, red onions, Thai peppers,cilantro. Squeeze some lemon on top. Serve with the pav and enjoy😍