Name: Mumbai Masala Pav Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 Pavs; 1/2 cup Onion (finely chopped); 1 Capsicum, (small sized); 1/2 cup Tomatoes (finely chopped); 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 4 tbsp Butter; 2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala Powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1/2 Red Chilli Powder (or as needed); Salt to taste; Chopped Coriander Leaves; 1 Lemon

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Mumbai Masala Pav Recipe

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings:

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

4 Pavs
1/2 cup Onion finely chopped
1 Capsicum, small sized
1/2 cup Tomatoes finely chopped
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
4 tbsp Butter
2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Red Chilli Powder or as needed
Salt to taste
Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Lemon

Instructions

Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds and saute until aromatic. Add the onion pieces. Fry the onions till they become translucent.
Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add the chopped capsicum and garlic to it and fry for two minutes.
Now add the tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes. Add turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala powder and mix well.
Add a little water and cook until tomatoes are soft and mushy.
Add the juice of half a lemon and coriander leaves and combine. Move this prepared masala / curry to one side of the pan.
Melt 1/2 tablespoon of butter on the empty side of the pan. Place the sliced pav on the butter and lightly toast on both sides.
Spread the prepared masala on the inner side of the pav. Smear the masala all over the bread and remove from the pan.
Repeat the same process with remaining pavs.
Garnish with chopped onion, coriander leaves and sev.
Serve hot with lemon wedges.