Mumbai

Masala pav

Name: Masala pav
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mumbai street
Ingredients: 6 day old pav pav (soft bread rolls, soft dinner rolls); 3 tbsp butter; 1 medium finely chopped onion; 2 finely chopped tomato; 1/2 finely chopped capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper); 1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste; 2 1/2 tsp pav bhaji masala; 3/4 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 3/4 tsp salt; 2 tsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro)

Day old pav split, slathered in buttery bhaji masala and toasted. Better than fresh pav, honestly.

20 minTime

9 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayPav toasted in buttery bhaji masala.

The original

353kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

20minutessame

Masala pav, Mumbai style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Pav (soft bread rolls, soft dinner rolls)6 day old pav

Butter3 tbsp

Onion1 medium, finely chopped

Tomato2, finely chopped

Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tsp

Pav bhaji masala2½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)¾ tsp

Salt¾ tsp

Lemon juice2 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Melt 2 tbsp butter, cook onion and ginger garlic paste till soft.
2Add tomato, capsicum and powders. Mash and cook till thick.
3Slit the pav, spread masala inside, then press both sides into the remaining masala on the tawa with butter.
4Finish with lemon, onion and coriander.

Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

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Masala pav

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