Masala Pav – Mumbai Style

Ingredients:

• 1 large Onion, diced
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 green Capsicum, diced
• 2 green Chillies, finely sliced
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
• 3 tbsp Pav bhaji masala
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 4 Bun (Pav)
• Fresh Coriander.

Method:

• In a wok add 1 tbsp butter, once the butter melts add cumin seeds and let them crackle then add the diced onions and sauté it well.
• Cook till the onions are translucent. Then add diced capsicum and mix well. After 5 minutes add tomatoes and salt and cover the wok.
• Cook till tomatoes start to release oil.
• Then add green chillies, dry spices and 2 tbsp of pav bhaji masala and mix well. Let it cook till everything is little mushy and capsicum is little tender. Do not overcook capsicum; we need them to be crunchy.
• Add the lemon juice and coriander and mix everything well and close the flames and keep the wok aside covered.
• In another pan add rest 1 tbsp of butter, once the butter melts slit the pav and place the soft side on butter flat(as in the pictures above).Even apply some butter on the pav.
• Once the pav soaks all  the butter then turn them to other side. Keeping the base of the pav with thick side down put the masala on it and with other top part of pav close it like a sandwich. Then pour more masala over the top part.
• Repeat these processes for all 4 pav’s and then sprinkle the remaining 1 tbsp of pav bhaji masala over the masala and then turn the pav to cook the masala on the top part also.
• Cook for around a minute then remove and garnish with lemon and coriander and serve hot!!