Hariyali pav Bhaji

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Hi!
Everybody makes pav bhaji. What's special in this? My husband asked me.
Yes, I know. But this is slightly different from the usual pav bhaji.  The masalas used are slightly different and it tastes delicious.
Though you get greens and other veggies throughout the year, you will get the best ones only in winters  And, you can make best use of the seasonal vegetables.
So, it's pav bhaji time guys! Happy cooking!!

Ingredients:
1. Pav Buns: 12 pieces
2. Potatoes: 3 medium sized
3. Spring onions: 1 cup (chopped)
4. Green Tomatoes: 4 nos
5. Cauliflower: 3 small florets
6. Capsicum: 1 big sized
7. Green peas: 1 cup
8. Spinach: one bunch
9. Green chilli- Ginger paste: 2 tbsps
10. Pav Bhaji masala: 1 tbsps
11. Garlic: 4-5 cloves
12. Butter: 50 gms+ 50 gms
13. Salt to taste.

 Preparation:
Chop all the vegetables.
Blanch the spinach leaves in boiling water and rinse in cold water. Make a puree
Boil the cauliflower florets in salted water and finely chop them.
Finely chop the garlic cloves. You can use the garlic greens if it is available.
Boil the potatoes and mash them.
Take 50 gms of salted butter and mix chopped spring onions and garlic. This flavoured butter is to be used while roasting the pavs.
We are using green tomatoes in this recipe, as this is hariyali or green pav bhaji!
I know, the procedure is laborious, but it is worth all the effort.

Procedure:
1. Take butter in a pan, add the tomatoes
    and ginger- green chilli paste. Mix well
2. Put the pav bhaji masala and add all 
    the other vegetables one by one and
    mix properly. 
3. Add the mashed potatoes and mash the
    vegetables till soft and are blended 
    nicely. Add salt and spinach puree.
4. Put a cup of fresh coriander leaves and
     about two cups of water. You can add
     red chilli powder and chat masala.
5. Adjust the seasoning and keep aside.
6. Cut the pavs into halves, apply the
    flavoured butter on both the sides and
    roast them on both the sides. Serve 
    hot with the bhaji and lemon wedges.

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