MASALA PAV

MASALA PAV
By : Deepa Sujesh
INGREDIENTS :-

Pav buns - 1 or 2 packets
2 tbsp Butter
1/4 cup Onion finely chopped
1/4 cup Tomatoes finely chopped
1/4 cup Green Pepper finely chopped
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 cup Coriander Leaves
2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste

METHOD :-

Melt 1 tbsp butter in skillet, add cumin seeds ,when it splutter add chopped onion.Saute onions until they become soft.Add ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute.
Add Pav Bhaji Masala and cook for 2 mts.
Add chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder, mix well and cook until tomatoes become soft.
Add Green pepper, mix well, add water if required and cook until green pepper is tender.
Now butter the bread from outer side, spread prepared bhaji masala on other side of bread.
Roast the side first on which butter is applied. While roasting keep masala pressing down on bread so as all the juices from masala will get soaked in pav.
Now again put a 1/2 tsp of butter on masala, spread it and flip the bread and roast it from other side as well.
Garnish with chopped onion and corriander leaves.
Serve hot with tamarind chutney or mint chutney!