Masala Pav
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Mumbai street-style masala pav: butter-toasted pav with capsicum tomato pav bhaji masala, cheese and onion. Spicy, serves 5, 35 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
16 itemsGreen Chilli2
Ginger½ inch
Garlic5 cloves
Butter13 tbsp
Cumin½ tsp
Onion, Finely Chopped1.5 cup
Salt½ tsp
Red Chilli Powder½ tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala4 tsp
Water1 cup
Pav (Buns)10
Lemon, Wedges4
Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped½ cup
Grated Cheese½ cup
Green Capsicum, Finely Chopped1 cup
Tomato, Finely Chopped2 cup
Cooking for someone with an allergy? Read every ingredient above. We have not finished checking allergens on this recipe.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 5. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 589kcal | 2945kcal |
| Protein | 13g | 65g |
| Carbohydrate | 53g | 263g |
| Fat | 37g | 187g |
| Fibre | 4.8g | 24g |
| Sugar | 10g | 51g |
Cookd masalas for pav (buns)
Method
- 1
Using a mortar & pestle or a mixer, make a coarse paste out of the chilli, ginger and garlic.
Green ChilliGingerGarlic
- 2
Heat butter in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Add the onion and the prepared paste. Saute until the onion turns translucent.
ButterCuminOnion
- 3
Add the capsicum and saute for 1 minute.
Green Capsicum
- 4
Add the tomato, salt, red chilli powder and Pav bhaji masala. Saute for 2 minutes.
SaltRed Chilli PowderPav Bhaji MasalaTomato
- 5
Add water and mix well. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Water
- 6
Mash lightly if the mixture is very lumpy. Reduce it until it turns thick. Remove the mixture into a bowl.
- 7
Cut a pav in half almost all the way through, but not completely. In the same pan, melt butter and toast the pav lightly.
Pav (Buns)Butter
- 8
Spoon the prepared masala onto the Pav.
LemonCoriander LeavesOnionGrated Cheese
- 9
Serve garnished with cheese, onion, coriander and lemon wedges.
Before you start
- How long does Masala Pav take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Masala Pav serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Masala Pav vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Masala Pav spicy?
- It is hot: 3 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Masala Pav?
- 10 Pav (Buns), 4 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala, 1 cup Green Capsicum, 2 cup Tomato, 1 cup Onion, ½ cup Coriander Leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Masala Pav?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Masala Pav?
- About 589 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- A
Abi RaviDecember 2023
awesome recipe! yumm
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