Mumbai Pav Bhaji with Buttery Buns

Pav Bhaji is a classic street food from Mumbai: a spicy, creamy vegetable curry made from potatoes, cauliflower and peas, served with buttery toasted bread rolls. With chili and garam masala it becomes really bold.

By yumbelo-Küche · 2 servings · 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 300 g Floury potatoes
• 200 g Cauliflower
• 100 g Peas, frozen
• 300 g Tomatoes
• 1 Stück Onion
• 2 Stück Garlic cloves
• 10 g Ginger, fresh
• 1 Stück Green chili
• 1 EL Tomato paste
• 1 TL Garam masala
• 1 TL Ground cumin
• 1 TL Ground coriander
• 1 TL Kashmiri chili powder
• 0.5 TL Ground turmeric
• 40 g Butter
• 2 EL Cooking oil
• 250 ml Water
• 4 Stück Wheat burger buns
• 1 Stück Lime
• 1 Bund Fresh coriander leaves
• Salt

Method

1. Peel and dice the potatoes and boil them in salted water for about 10 minutes until soft, then drain.
2. Divide the cauliflower into small florets and cook them together with the peas for another 5 minutes, then drain.
3. Finely chop the onion, garlic and ginger, and finely slice the green chili. Dice the tomatoes.
4. Heat the cooking oil with 10 g of butter in a large pan. Sweat the onion, garlic, ginger and chili in it for 4 to 5 minutes until translucent.
5. Stir in the tomato paste and toast for 1 minute. Add the diced tomatoes, garam masala, cumin, coriander, Kashmiri chili and turmeric and let it reduce for 5 to 7 minutes until a thick mass forms.
6. Add the potatoes, cauliflower and peas, top up with water and roughly mash with a potato masher. Season with salt and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the mixture is creamy.
7. Slice the buns open and toast them in the remaining butter in a pan on both sides until golden brown.
8. Season the pav bhaji with lime juice, sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves and serve with the toasted buns.