Basket Pav Bhaji

Hello Foodies,

Everyone loves Pav bhaji. This is very popular dish but today I am sharing this dish with a new twist. I made basket shaped pav which is filled with spicy bhaji and garlic - coriander chutney. Enjoy this new avatar of pav bhaji.

 

Recipe will serve 2

Ingredients: - For Pav Dough

All-purpose flour – 1 ½ cup
Warm Milk – 1 cup
Butter – 4 tbsp
Active dry yeast – ½ tsp
Black salt – ½ tsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Olive oil – 2 tbsp

For Bhaji:-

Boiled vegetables – 1 cup (potato, carrot, cauliflower,green peas)
Finely chopped Green bell pepper – ¼ cup 
Chopped onion – ¼ cup
Chopped tomatoes – 3
Chili garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Pav bhaji masala – 2 tbsp
Red chili powder – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Butter – 2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves – 1tbsp
Water – ½ cup

For chili- garlic paste:-

Whole red chilies – 3-4
Garlic cloves – 5-6
Warm water – ½ cup

For garlic – coriander chutney:-

Chopped coriander leaves – ½ cup
Garlic cloves – 3-4
Green chilies – 2
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Salt as per taste

Directions: - For Baskets
1) In a mixing bowl sift all-purpose flour salt and sugar together and add yeast and mix well. Now add butter in warm milk and mix well. Make sure butter is at room temperature.
2) Knead soft dough using butter and milk mixture. Now again knead this dough for about 10 mins.
3) Now apply olive on top of dough and let it rest about 1 hour on warm place. I put it in the oven.
4) After one hour the dough is double in volume. Knead it again and let it rest for another 2 hours.
5) After 2 hours puncture the risen dough and knead it again and divide the dough in equal size balls.
6) Take cupcake baking tray and grease the back side of the tray with butter or oil.
7) Take one ball and make a half inch circle shape with the help of rolling pin.
8) Cover this circle on pre greased baking tray. This dough is very stretchy; we can easily cover it on the back side of cupcake tray.

9) Cover the tray with wet kitchen towel and let it rest for another 15 mins.
10) Preheat the oven at 375 degree F.
11) Apply olive oil butter on the top and let the baskets bake for about 25 mins or until golden brown in color.
12) Once they golden brown in color, take out from the oven and demold from the baking tray.
13) Flip the baskets and again bake it for 4-5 mins.

For chili – garlic paste:-
1) Soak the red chilies in warm water for 10 mins.
2) In mixture jar add garlic cloves and soaked chilies.
3) Using enough water grind it into smooth paste.

For Bhaji:-
1) Mash all boiled vegetable.
2) Heat butter in heavy bottom pan and add chopped onion. Stir well.
3) Now add chili garlic paste and sauté it for 2 mins.
4) Now add chopped bell peppers and mix well.
5) Let it cook about 2-3 mins. Add all above mentioned dry spices and mix it well.
6) Let it cook again 2-3 mins.
7) Now add chopped tomatoes and stir well. Cook it for 5-6 mins or until the raw smell of tomatoes goes out.
8) Once the butter oozes out from the masala, add boiled vegetables and mix well with masala.
9) Add lemon juice and water and let it cook on low flame for about 10 mins.
10) Once done add chopped coriander on top.

For green chutney:-
1. In a mixture jar add all above mentioned ingredients for green chutney.
2. Blend it in mixture jar and make smooth paste.

For Assembling:-

1) Apply green chutney inside the basket.
2) Fill the basket with bhaji.
3) Garnish it with coriander leaves and chopped onions.
4) Serve hot and enjoy!!