Pav Bhaji

​Sevings: 8














​Ingredients:
3 tbsp grape seed oil or any other light oil
5 large potatoes
1 medium size cauliflower
5 plum tomatoes, chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 bell pepper, finely chopped
2 serrano peppers, minced
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 packet of frozen baby peas
3 or 4 tbsp pav bhaji spice(see below)
1 tsp of cumin powder
2 tsp of coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp or more of cayenne pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup chopped cilantro
Salt to taste
Butter
 For Garnish:
Lime or lemon slices
Finely chopped red onions
Chopped cilantro
 
Directions:
Boil potatoes in salted water, cut cauliflower into large florets and steam using salted water. 
Once the potatoes are cooked thru, peel and cut in large chucks and set aside.  Remove steamed cauliflower and roughly chop and add to potatoes.  Heat a large wide pot on medium heat. Add oil, butter,  onions, bell pepper, serrano peppers and garlic.  Stir to keep the veggies from burning.  Season with a little salt. Once the onions and peppers are soft, add the paste and the tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes break down.  At this point stir in turmeric, cumin, coriander and cayenne. Add the potatoes and cauliflower to the pot and stir until all the veggies have the spice coating.  Lower heat and sprinkle 2 tbsp of the Pav Bhaji spice over the veggies. Using a potato masher, start mashing everything in the pot. Make sure the veggies don’t burn.  Take a break from mashing and stir.  Taste and if needed add more pav bhaji spice.   Mash until everything is well blended.  Add the juice of one lemon, peas and chopped cilantro.  Mix it all in.  Make ahead a few hours and reheat before serving.
 
Serve on a plate topped with some of the chopped red onion, cilantro, wedge of lime and bread that has been toasted in a pan with butter. 
Note – Pav Baji spice mix, instead of making your own, combine equal parts Badshah brand and MDH brand of spices.  Pics of the spice boxes below

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