Step 1

Chop the vegetables like cabbage, peas and cauliflower. Boil for 15 minutes or pressure cooker the vegetables for 10 minutes with 3 cups of water until become mushy.

Step 2

Mash the vegetables using masher with the water.

Step 3

Now in a pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, hing, ginger garlic paste, chopped onions and sauté for 1- 2 minutes.

Step 4

Add tomatoes with turmeric powder, chilli powder and let it ooze out some oil which will take 2- 3 minutes.

Step 5

Add mashed vegetables, required salt and readymade pav bhaji masala in the gravy.

Step 6

Combine well, cook the bhaji for atleast 10 – 15 minutes on low to medium flame.

Step 7

Add water in bhaji if required and cook for 5 more minutes.

Step 8

When the oil starts separating from top and pav bhaji is ready.

Step 9

Garnish with some butter on top, lemon wedge, chopped onion, chaat masala fried green chilli and fresh coriander leaves,

Step 10

Serve hot with some bread or paav.