Description
Pav Bhaji Bruschetta is an Indian Italian dish loaded with melted cheese and Pav bhaji on top.
Ingredients
For Bhaji
- 2 to 3 tbsp- Butter
- 2 medium – Onion chopped
- 2 tbsp– Kashmiri red chilly paste
- 1 tbsp– Ginger garlic paste
- 1 large- Green capsicum chopped
- 3 – Green chilly chopped
- 1 cup– Green peas frozen
- 3 medium- Tomatoes chopped
- 2 cup (4 to 5 medium)- Potatoes boiled
- 1 tbsp– Coriander powder
- 1/2 tbsp– Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp– Pav bhaji masala
- Salt to Taste
- Coriander leaves chopped
- Water as required
- 1 packet- Pav
- 2 tbsp– Lemon juice
- Coriander leaves chopper for garnishing
- 1 dollop- Butter
- Onion chopped for garnishing
- Tomato chopped for garnishing
- Lemon slice for garnishing
For Pav Bruschetta
- 1 packet- Pav
- 1 tbsp– Butter
- Pav bhaji masala
- Coriander leaves chopped
- 1 cup– Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
For Bhaji
- Heat a pan on low flame. Add 2 tbsp butter. Spread on low flame to avoid burning.
- Add chopped onion and fry on medium heat till translucent. Add kashmiri red chilly paste and ginger & garlic paste and mix well on medium heat. Cook till oil separates.
- Now add chopped capsicum and cook on medium flame for 2 min.
- Add green chilly chopped and peas. Cook on medium flame for 1 min. Now add chopped tomatoes. Mix and cook for 5 min on medium flame. Add boiled potatoes. Now add coriander powder, turmeric powder and Pav bhaji masala. Now mash well with a masher and make the mixture smooth.
- Now add salt to taste. Add chopped coriander leaves. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Make a smooth mixture.
- For pav :
- Add half lemon juice and coriander leaves and a dollop of butter and mix well.
For Pav Bruschetta
- Heat tawa spread butter, sprinkle pav bhaji masala, coriander powder and then add pav. Cook both sides for 1 min on medium flame. Now add diced mozzarella cheese on top. Cover and cook till cheese melts. As cheese melt now take out in a plate and we will arrange the bruschetta now.
- Take one pav slice take one spoon of bhaji and add on top. Garnish with chopped tomato, onion, coriander leaves and lemon wedge.
Notes
Some important tips and suggestion to make this tasty Pav Bhaji Bruschetta recipe is that take lots of finely chopped vegetables and a less amount of mashed potatoes. The more you mash all this ingredients finely your Pav bhaji will be marvelous as well as saute your chopped onions in butter to get that extra flavor.
Also a dollop of butter will give you that smooth flavor that you want in your Pav bhaji.
A mish-mash of vegetables cooked with spicy masala makes this Pav Bhaji a very unique dish in many ways.
Add chilies according to your choice and taste. The vegetables must be cooked nicely till thet are moist otherwise you will get chunks of bhaji in your meal.
Bhaji made in butter taste authentic so don’t use only oil. You can make a combination.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Cuisine: Indian, Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 201