Pav bhaji

Pav bhaji (Marathi : पाव भाजी) is a street food dish from Mumbai, India consisting of a thick spicy vegetable curry (bhaji) served with a soft buttered bread roll (pav). It originated in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra.

History

The dish originated as a fast lunchtime dish for textile mill workers in Mumbai. Pav bhaji was later served at restaurants throughout the city. Pav bhaji is now offered at outlets from simple hand carts to formal restaurants in India and abroad.

Preparation

Pav bhaji is a spiced mixture of mashed vegetables in a thick gravy served with bread. Vegetables in the curry may commonly include potatoes, onions, carrots, chillies, peas, bell peppers and tomatoes. Street sellers usually cook the curry on a flat griddle (tava) and serve the dish hot. A soft white bread roll is the usual accompaniment to the curry, but this does not preclude the use of other bread varieties such as chapati, roti or brown bread.

Variants

Variations on pav bhaji include:

• Cheese pav bhaji, with cheese on top of the bhaji
• Fried pav bhaji, with the pav tossed in the bhaji
• Paneer pav bhaji, with paneer cheese in the bhaji
• Mushroom pav bhaji, with mushrooms in the bhaji
• Khada pav bhaji, in which vegetables are in chunks rather than mashed
• Jain pav bhaji, without onions and garlic and with plantains instead of potatoes
• Kolhapuri pav bhaji, using a spice mix common in Kolhapur

References

1. Vada pav
2. Bhaji
3. Misal pav
4. Bhaji (disambiguation)
5. Puri bhaji
6. Shawarma
7. Saag
8. Raita
9. Roti
10. Takoyaki
11. Street food
12. Chaat
13. Vada (food)
14. Pakora
15. Dumas Beach
16. Western India
17. Sai bhaji
18. Street food of Mumbai
19. Lassi
20. Dubai Seenu