Pav bhaji and sandwich are two dishes that are loved by each and everyone, all the generations. So here, we have got you a pav bhaji sandwich recipe where desi meets western. Pav bhaji, the evergreen snack, now in a convenient, easy-to-handle format in pav bhaji sandwich recipe, that you can pack in your kids’ dabba as a memorable and sumptuous treat.
Sandwich is here given an Indian avatar and which makes a luscious snack recipe. You can make pav bhaji sandwich for dinner as well.
🔷 Preparation Time: 20 mins 🔷 Cooking Time: 15 mins 🔷 Total Time: 35 mins
🔷 Ingredients
🔷 For Pav Bhaji Sandwich
• 1 1/2 cups chopped and boiled mixed vegetables ( potatoes, cabbage, carrot, green peas, and cauliflower)
• 2 tbsp Mayur oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
• 1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
• 1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 1/2 tsp pav bhaji masala
• salt to taste
• 8 ladi pav
• butter for cooking
🔷 Method
1. To make pav bhaji sandwich, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the capsicum and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
4. Add the chili powder, pav bhaji masala, mixed vegetables, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally and mashing it very well with a potato masher.
5. Add the coriander and mix well. Keep aside.
6. Slit all the pavs vertically. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), add little butter and slit open the pavs and place on it.
7. Cook on a medium flame till they turn light brown and crisp on both the sides. (add more butter if required).
8. Place a pav on a clean, dry surface and spread 2 tbsp of the prepared bhaji on the lower halve and close the sandwich.
9. Serve the pav bhaji sandwich immediately or cool completely and pack in an aluminium foil and put in a dabba.