Pav Bhaji Recipe (Buttery & Spicy Mumbai Classic)

Name: Pav Bhaji Recipe (Buttery & Spicy Mumbai Classic)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 3 medium-sized or (250 grams) potatoes; 1 to 1.25 cups or (120 to 130) grams cauliflower (- chopped); 1 cup carrot (- chopped); 1 cup green peas (- fresh or frozen); ⅓ cup french beans (- chopped or 12 to 14 french beans, optional); 2.25 to 2.5 cups water (- for pressure cooking veggies); 3 tablespoons Butter (- salted or unsalted); 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ cup or 1 medium onion (- finely chopped); 2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste (or 1.5 inch ginger & 5 to 6 medium garlic cloves crushed in a mortar); 1 teaspoon green chilies (- chopped or serrano peppers); ½ cup capsicum (- finely chopped, (green bell pepper)); 2 cups tomatoes (- finely chopped (tightly packed)); 1 teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder (or freshly ground 3 to 4 soaked dry kashmiri red chilies); 2 to 3 tablespoons Pav Bhaji Masala (- add as required); 1.5 to 2 cups water (or the stock in which the veggies were cooked, add as needed); salt (as required); 12 pav ((dinner rolls) or as required); 3 to 4 tablespoons Butter (- for roasting pav); 1 lemon (or lime, chopped in wedges); 1 onion (- medium to large, finely chopped); 3 to 4 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped, for garnish); 2 to 3 tablespoons Butter (- for topping, add more for a richer taste)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

Pav Bhaji is a hearty, delightsome, flavorful meal of mashed vegetable gravy/curry served with fluffy soft buttery dinner rolls paired with a side of crunchy piquant onions, tangy lemon and herby coriander. You will love this recipe for its Mumbai style flavor and taste. I share the traditional method of making Mumbai street style Pav Bhaji recipe on the stovetop.

Updated at: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:23:41 GMT