Pav Bhaji with Pumpkin by Suresh Nanda

 
Many a times you have enjoyed pav bhaji on the street, hotels or at home. The flavour and the smell really make me desperate to enjoy pav bhaji at any time says Suresh Nanda. In this chilly winter season I was planning to enjoy hot and spicy pav bhaji with family. As we prepare regular bhaji includes all the basic vegetables like cabbage, onion, tomato, potato, cauliflower and many other vegetables which are available in your refrigerator. But to make more interesting and yummy you can easily try some other vegetable which make it different in taste and gives you more creative ideas to explore in the kitchen……..
This time I tried pumpkin in bhaji, when I was preparing the first thought came in mind was, will it gives amazing taste or it is just waste of time. But when it gets ready it really smells great and marvellous. At time it happen you will not find potato in the kitchen, so pumpkin is the best alternate to use and make it more delicious and tasty.

Ingredients:

Red Pumpkin- 200 g
Pav Bhaji masala- 3 tsp to sprinkle
Oil-3 tbp
Grated Cauliflower- ¼ size
Salt- According to the taste
Paste of Ginger- 2 tbp
Green chillies- chopped into small pieces (3-4)
Chopped Tomato- 4 medium sizes
Puree of tomato-1/2 cup
Green Capsicum- 1
Butter- as per the requirement
Fresh coriander leaves- to sprinkle
Lemon- to sprinkle

Method to prepare:

Heat the oil in the non-stick pan, cut cauliflower in small pieces and sauté till it get soften
Add red pumpkin in the same non-stick pan and mix it well with cauliflower and add salt, green chilli, tomatoes and mix them well. Mix them well till gets marinate into it.
After 2-3 minutes, add tomato puree and mix the entire ingredient well.
Keep all mixture for 3-4 minutes
Add chopped capsicum in a mixture and cook till gets evaporates
Once all the vegetable get mix well and cook add pav bhaji masala, few drops of lemon juice and coriander leaves.
Let it get cook for a while, till the fragrance of vegetable dissolve in the pan.
Slit the pav in two pieces apply butter on both the sides of pav.
Serve hot and tasty pav bhaji
Garnish with coriander leaves, green capsicums and few drops of lemon juice.
*Pav Bhaiji is healthy for health; it gives all the nutrition which are available in the vegetables.