Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe (Delicious Indian Street Food Dinner)

Pav Bhaji is an assortment of healthy vegetables and exotic taste that is a very popular street food of India. The bhaji is a mish mash of vegetables made with a special Pav Bhaji Masala. This staple food that originated in Mumbai street corners has rich nutritional value and perfectly highlights its cosmopolitan background. The Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe is a twist to the original recipe, that not only adds to the high protein but also a rich taste. 

Serve the Paneer Pav Bhaji along with butter toasted Pav Buns for a wholesome weeknight dinner or even for parties.

If you like Indian Street Food, then you might also like Delhi Style Fruit Chaat, Green Peas, Potato and Paneer Tikkis, Corn & Paneer Baked Samosa and Spicy Aloo Roll

Ingredients

Main Ingredients for Pav Bhaji

12 pav buns (ham burger buns could be substituted)

Butter

finely chopped onions, for serving

finely chopped coriander leaves, for garnishing

*Ingredients for the Bhaji

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, grated

1 onion, finely chopped

1 capsicum, finely chopped

2 green chilies, finely chopped

5 medium sized Potatoes, boiled and peeled

1 carrot, finely chopped

1/2 cup cauliflower florets

100 grams paneer, grated

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 teaspoons Pav Bhaji Masala

1/2 tablespoon Chaat Masala Powder

juice from one lemon

a small bunch of coriander leaves, finely chopped

2 tablespoons butter

Salt to taste

Directions for Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe

To begin making the Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe, we will first cook the potatoes, carrots, cauliflower using 1/2 a cup of water in a pressure cooker until very soft and mushy. You can also cook the vegetables in a saucepan. Once cooked, mash the vegetables well into it all looks almost smooth and creamy.

Heat a tablespoon of oil or butter in a heavy bottomed pan; add onions, capsicum, garlic and sauté until tender on low heat. Add in the tomatoes and sauté until the soft. Next add in the pav bhaji masala, chaat masala and sauté for a few minutes until you get a roasted aroma.

Finally add in the mashed vegetables, grated paneer, salt, butter and lemon juice. Stir all the ingredients until well combined. Take care while adding salt as all the masala’s contain some amount of salt in them.

Turn the heat to low, add the two tablespoons of butter and simmer the paneer bhaji for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Turn of the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves.

Toast the pav buns on a skillet with butter.

Serve the delicious Paneer Pav Bhaji as a dinner and top it with finely chopped onions when you serve.