Pav Bhaji

I went shopping and was looking at the list of things that I needed for the week. I read bread from the list and went to pick one from the shelf...and suddenly my attention got diverted to the next shelf...my son was pulling the pav buns from the shelf. He likes sandwiches but never given pav bhaji for him. Hence, I planned to make it for him.
This dish reminds me of the good old days….(back to yester years) my college days!! Our College canteen was famous for the Chat items. It used to be so good that even people from outside of our college used to come and have it here.
Our Class was situated right in front of the canteen and the smell from the canteen used to always linger in our class room!! The smell itself was enough to kindle our taste buds and we will be waiting for the classes to end (we were never allowed to go to canteen during college hours…prohibited!!) to enjoy the Chat items.
I make this dish at home for my cousins, nieces and nephews. It became a big hit in our household.
Pav Buns Potatoes – 6
Carrots Peas – 1/2 cup
Beans – 10
Capsicum – 1
Tomatoes -2
Amchur powder – ½ tsp
Coriander Powder – ½ tsp
Jeera Powder – ½ tsp
Garam Masala – 1 tsp
Green chillies – 3
Ginger – 1 tsp (cut into small pieces)
Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp (use less if the chilly powder is hot)
Onions – 1 medium size
Lemon
Pressure cook all the vegetables except Capsicum and Tomatoes with little turmeric. Take oil and butter in a pan. Add Jeera, Onions, Green Chillies and Ginger. Fry till the onion starts turning slightly brown in color. Now add the cut tomatoes and fry it well (adding water as and when needed).
After the pressure gets released –mash the vegetables with the masher and add it. Add all the masala powder and let it boil for some more time. If the gravy is becoming too hard add water to it. Garnish it with Cilantro.
Spread butter in the tava and toast the pav buns. Serve it with finely cut onions and small lemon pieces. It tastes yummy when the gravy is complimented with onions and lemon juice.