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70 min — 10 min prep, 60 min cooking.

Hariyali Pav Bhaji

Name: Hariyali Pav Bhaji
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Punjab Indian
Ingredients: 0.5tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1tbsp pav bhaji masala; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 0.5cup Spinach (Palak); 1tsp Turmeric Powder; Sunflower Oil; Butter; 0.5cup green peas; 1piece Tomato; 1piece onion; 0.25tsp garam masala powder; 2piece green chillies; pav buns; 2piece Coriander Leaves; 0.5piece Bottle Gourd; 1piece Potato; 0.5tbsp Green Chutney (Mint); 1tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); 5piece Curry Leaves; 0.5tsp Cumin Seeds; 0.25tsp Asafoetida

Vegetarian dry preparation snack from Punjab. Made with bottle gourd, curry leaves, onion. About 460 calories per serving.

Time 70 min · Serves 12 · 37 kcal · Punjab

Ingredients

Main

ginger garlic paste — 0.5 tbsp (ground)
pav bhaji masala — 1 tbsp (ground)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Spinach (Palak) — 0.5 cup (ground)
Turmeric Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
Butter (optional) (whole)
green peas — 0.5 cup (chopped)
Tomato — 1 piece (chopped)
onion — 1 piece (chopped)
garam masala powder — 0.25 tsp (ground)
green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
pav buns (optional) (whole)
Coriander Leaves — 2 piece (chopped)
Bottle Gourd — 0.5 piece (ground)
Potato — 1 piece (chopped)
Green Chutney (Mint) — 0.5 tbsp (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 1 tsp (whole)
Curry Leaves — 5 piece (ground)
Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Asafoetida — 0.25 tsp (ground)

Method

To begin making the Hariyali Pav bhaji recipe, firstly heat oil in a wok/kadhai.Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida and green chillies.Once it is done, add ginger garlic paste and cook for about 15 seconds.
Next, add the onions and let it cook till they become soft and transparent.Now add the potatoes and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
After 2 to 3 minutes, add tomatoes, cover the pan and cook for about 5 minutes.Now add the bottle gourd puree, mashed potato and green peas.
Add some water and mash it using a masher.Let it cook for about 5 to 6 minutes.
Add all the masalas including salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and pav bhaji masala.Cook for about 5 minutes and then add the spinach puree and the coriander paste.
Let it cook for about 10 to 12 minutes.The next step is to roast the buns.
Heat a little butter on a flat pan, sprinkle some pav bhaji masala and chopped coriander leaves.Now but the pav from between and keep on the same pan and roast from both the sides.Once it is cooked properly, add butter on top and serve hot with pav bhaji buns.
Serve Hariyali Pav Bhaji with Masala Chaas for a perfect weekday meal.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Hariyali Pav Bhaji?: 37 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 70 min — 10 min prep, 60 min cooking.

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