Combo Meals are my go-to dishes, especially for
Kiddo's lunchboxes or even birthday parties. Made at home, with very little
spice and oil, today's dish Paneer Pav bhaji is a twist and take on the famous
Mumbai Pav Bhaji. As with most Paneerbased dishes at home, this too was a hit...
Essentially this dish is a paneer (cottage cheese) based tomato gravy with
the goodness of peas, this totally eliminates the need for potato.. I used
store bought store bought Pav (Dinner Rolls) Read on to find out what
substitutes I have used in place of potato (which forms the base for the
original Pav Bhaji recipe). Till then, this goes to Blogging Marathon # 30 , Kids Delight
- Party Ideas at my blog, at
my blog and also to Cook With
Yellow And A Giveway.
Prep time : 30 mins | Cook time : 15 mins | Serves : 4
Ingredients:
- Wholewheat Pav (Dinner rolls)- 8 pieces (I used store bought ones)
Bhaji (or gravy)
- Kaddu / Pumpkin (Yellow Squash) - 2 cups (peeled and cubed)
- Yellow Capsicum - 1 whole
- Onion - 1 no (minced) - optional
- Paneer / Cottage Cheese - 1 cup (or approx 100 gms)
- Peas - 50 gms (I used frozen)
- Ripe Tomatoes - 4 large
- Salt - to taste
- Oil - 2 TBSP
- Butter - to grease the pav before grilling slightly - 1 tablespoon (split use)
- Coriander, chopped onion (1 tsp) and lemon wedges - for garnish
Dry Masala powders :
- Pav Bhaji Masala (2 TBSP), Turmeric (1 tsp), Garam Masala (½ tsp),
Kashmiri / Deghi Chilli Powder (1 tsp)
Method:
1) Blanch and puree tomatoes - Sieve the mixture and keep ready. Slightly grill the yellow capsicum in an oven at 160 deg C. Cool and mash slightly.
2)Boil the peeled and cubed pumpkin (yellow squash) in 4 cups of boiling
and slightly salted water for 10 mins till done but not mushy. Cool and puree.
Do not strain
3) Crumble the paneer and keep aside
4) In a pan, heat oil. saute the onions till they turn pink. Add the frozen
peas and saute well. Now add yellow capsicum , crumbled paneer and saute again for 2 mins.
5) Then add the tomato and pumpkin purees, the dry masala powders, salt and
saute well on a low-medium flame for 8- 10 mins till oil slightly starts to
leave the sides.
6) Check for salt and other spices. When the desired consistency is
reached, switch off the stove.
To serve:
Heat a tava / skillet / grill and apply butter on the top and bottom of
the pav (make a slit horizontally if you wish to apply butter there too). Grill
for 1 mins till tops turn golden brown
Serve a portion of the pav bhaji topped with chopped onions, lemon
wedges and coriander !
Enjoy 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
This is a yummy twist! Love the natural sweetness of Kaddu and my kids love kaddu in any subzi or sambhar!
vaishali sabnani says
that's a good one Kalyani..like all the substitutes..lovely color too.
Priya Suresh says
Thats a tremendous twist to Pav bhaji,lovely and very vibrant colour.Delicious dish.
cookingwithsapana says
A good and healthy bhaji , looks great !
Santosh Bangar says
innovative pav bhaji
Unknown says
Kaddu in bhaji interesting kalyani and what a color you got for the gravy superb.
Rafeeda AR says
kaddu in bhaji is an interesting and deceiving way of adding this veggie... 🙂 love the pav bhaji...
Merry Tummy says
Hey, thanks for linking this great healthy recipe at my event:)
Please read the rules again and follow them 🙂
Thanks again
Srivalli says
I would love to have this too..:)..very nice..
Unknown says
Wowww.. Looks yummy!!
Sona says
yummy and healthy one.
Gayathri Kumar says
Very interesting twist to the bhaji, Kalyani. The dish looks wonderful and is perfect for parties...
Harini R says
That is an excellent substitution! I have tried sweet potatoes and they taste yumm too!
Padmajha says
The color of the bhaji is so lovely Kalyani and looks delicious too..
Chitz says
A yummy & flavorful paneer bhaji ! Looks delicious..
Pavani says
Pav bhaji looks delicious and colorful.
Chef Mireille says
I love pumpkin..these must be so delicious
Unknown says
Pav bhaji is very famous in mumbai, and people die to have it, color of the pav bhaji attract more and love to have it.Pepperoni pizza recipe
unnatisilks says
Delicious n healthy too!! looks tempting.
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