Mushroom Pav Bhaji Recipe

Delicately spiced and juicy mushrooms bhaji served with butter toasted pav buns was very unique, packed with flavours and taste. 

Mushroom Pav Bhaji Recipe Video

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Ingredients:
500 Grams Button Mushrooms
1 Medium Potato
100 Grams Carrots
100 Grams Capsicum
1 1/2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1 Large Onion
2 Ripe Large Tomatoes 
1/2 Cup Green Peas
1 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1 Tsp Rasam Powder ( Brand Used Phalada Pure and Sure)
1 Tsp Pav Bhaji Masala (Brand Used Everest Masala)
1/2 Tsp Kitchen King Masala (Brand Used Everest Masala)
1/2 Tsp Chaat Masala (Brand Used Everest Masala)
1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
Oil for frying and as required 
Salt as per taste

For Garnish: Butter, Lime Wedges, Finely Chopped Onions and Finely Coriander leaves 

To serve: 3 Packs Pav Buns

This recipe served 6 generous portions and there was enough leftovers for next day. 

 Prep:
Wash the mushroom twice or thrice, place in a colander allow excess moisture to drain.

Spread the mushroom on a towel and allow to air dry for half hour.

Once all the moisture evaporates, chop the mushrooms into halves and quarters and reserve.

Wash all the veggies, peel and roughly chop and reserve.

Deseed the capsicum, chop into large chunks and reserve.

Method:
Heat oil on low flame for frying. Allow to reach temperature and add small batches of mushroom fry for a minute on each side, drain and reserve.

Fry the entire batch of mushrooms and reserve. Do not drain the mushrooms on a paper towel or colander we need all the juices the mushroom releases after frying.

Heat a pan with 3 tbsp oil, we can used the oil used to fry the mushrooms. 

Add the roughly chopped onions and tomatoes fry till onion turns transparent. Add ginger and garlic paste fry for a minute.

Add the prepped veggies and fry for a minute. Add the spice blend and fry for a minute.

Add 2 cups hot water and salt as per taste, stir cover and cook until vegetables have softened. 

Using a masher, mash all the veggies and bring to a boil, add the green peas. Adjust the salt as per taste add a cup or cup and half of hot water to cook the peas and adjust the gravy consistency.

Once the gravy has cooked and the peas and well done, add the fried mushrooms along with the juice it has released stir well bring to a rapid boil and it is ready to serve.

Toast the pav buns with butter and garnish the gravy with coriander. Serve the gravy with a tbsp of butter topped along with pav buns wedges of lime and finely chopped onions...Enjoy 😉