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Cheese Pav Bhaji

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Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Cheese Pav Bhaji

#pav /post-2 #healthy2020 /post-5 #ebook /post-68 Cheese Pav Bhaji is a simple but healthy way of eating nutritious vegetables as they are all boiled and lightly toasted with onions and mixed spices.Adding grated cheese makes it all the more flavourful.

Ingredient

4-6

Pav buns

potatoes cubed

1 cup

cabbage shredded

7-8

florets cauliflower chopped

carrot cubed

capsicum sliced

1/4 cup

beans chopped

1/4 cup

green peas

onions chopped

1 tbsp

spring onions chopped

1 tsp

ginger paste

1/2 tsp

garlic paste

1.5 tsp

Pav Bhaji Masala

1 tsp

butter

1 tbsp

refined oil

1 cube

cheese grated

To taste

salt

1/2 tsp

red chilli powder

1/2 tsp

garam masala powder

1/4 tsp

ajwain/carom seeds

1 tbsp

coriander chopped

2 tbsp

tomato puree

1 tsp

lemon juice

1.5 cups

water

1 bowl

mixed salad for serving

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Pressure cook cubed potatoes and carrots till 2 whistles.In the remaining stock boil beans, cabbage,cauliflower, and green peas till 1 whistle.

* Step 2

Reserve stock and mash first potatoes and carrots. Then mash rest of the vegetables coarsely.

* Step 3

Heat butter and oil in a pan and sprinkle ajwain/carom seeds. Add chopped onion and fry till transparent.Add capsicum and sauté. Then add ginger garlic paste,tomato puree,red chili powder and salt to taste.Fry till the raw smell of ginger and garlic is eliminated.

* Step 4

Add mashed boiled vegetables.Mix in pav bhaji masala, rest of the vegetable stock and water as needed.

* Step 5

Boil for 5 minutes and sprinkle lemon juice, garam masala and toss.Garnish with chopped coriander,spring onion and grated cheese.Serve steaming hot cheese bhaji with lightly toasted buttered pav and a bowl of salad.Enjoy in breakfast, lunch or dinner.