Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes (roughly chopped)
• 2 1/2 small carrots (roughly chopped)
• 3/4 cup peas
• 1 tsp salt
• Pinch of turmeric

• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 100g butter
• 2 tbsps oil
• 1 tsp ginger garlic
• 1 small green pepper (chopped)
• 5 green chillies (ringed)
• 3 tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 heaped tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• Salt to taste
• 3 heaped tsps Pav bhaji masala or to taste (available in Indian grocery shops- we prefer badshaa brand)
• Red colouring (optional- if you want to achieve the Indian street food look)
• 1 lemon (sliced)
• Chopped coriander to garnish
• chopped red onions to garnish

Pav:

• Buns (halved)
• Butter

Method

1. Recite Bismillah.
2. Boil the vegetables with salt & turmeric till soft & mushy.
3. Braise onion in butter & oil till transparent.
4. Then add ginger garlic & cook for a minute.
5. Next add the green pepper & green chillies. Cook for a few mins.
6. Then add the tomatoes, turmeric, cumin powder, coriander powder, Pav bhaji masala & salt. Cook till oil separates.
7. Now add the boiled veg with its water. Allow the water to burn away on high heat.
8. Then Mash it up using a potato masher & add red colouring (optional). Turn off heat.
9. Prepare the pav by buttering them.
10. Then place them buttered side down on a flat skillet.
11. Toast until golden.
12. Serve with a generous knob of butter, coriander, red onions & a squeeze of lemon juice. Enjoy!