Masala Pav
Masala Pav is popular street food from Mumbai! Toasted buns are topped with a spicy masala, these are best enjoyed with chai!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 medium red onion (chopped)
- 2 medium tomatoes (chopped)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 3-4 garlic
- 1 green chili
- 2 tsp pav bhaji masala (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi (also known as dried fenugreek leaves)
- 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice
- salt (to taste)
- 1/2 cup water
- 4-5 buns/pav
- 1 tbsp butter
- kasuri methi (to sprinkle)
- finely chopped onions
- lemon slices
Instructions
- 1
Melt butter in a pan on medium heat. Once the butter melts, add cumin seeds and let it crackle.
- 2
Crush the ginger, garlic and green chili together using a mortar and pestle and add to the pan.
- 3
Saute for few seconds or till the crushed ginger-garlic paste starts to change its color.
- 4
Add chopped onions and mix. Cook till onions become translucent and then add chopped tomatoes. Cook for 2 minutes.
- 5
Now add pav bhaji masala, salt and kashmiri red chili powder and mix. Cook the spices for a minute.
- 6
Add chopped green and red pepper and cook for another minute. Also add crushed kasuri methi.
- 7
Now add 1/2 cup water, reduce the heat to medium-low and let it cook for around 8-10 minutes or till water dries up.
- 8
The masala shouldn't be dry but it shouldn't be too watery either. So cook till the masala reaches that consistency. Then add in lemon juice.
- 9
And also add chopped cilantro and mix. The masala is now done. Add in chopped cilantro.
- 10
Shift the masala to one side of the pan. Melt some butter on the other side of the pan.
- 11
Sprinkle crushed kasuri methi on top of melted butter.
- 12
Place buns on top of the butter. Toast the buns till golden brown from both sides.
- 13
Place the masala on top of the toasted buns. Serve masala pav with some extra onion on top!