
Chaat
Masala Pav
Masala Pav is a quick and yummy fast food recipe you can ever make. Its a classic Mumbai style street food, thats comforting and sinful. A spicy, tangy onion-tomato- capsicum gravy( masala) sandwiched between the butter laden pavs.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 3 people
- Total
- 30 min
Ingredients
- 5-6Pavs
- 100 gmsButter
- 1Onion
- 1/2 tspGarlic Paste
- 1 ( finely chopped)Capsicum
- 3 ( finely choppedTomato
- 1/2 cup ( finely chopped)Coriander
- 2 tspRed chilli powder
- 3 tspPav Bhaji Masala ( everest)
- 1/2 lime juiceLemon juice
Method
- Step 1
To make the Masala ( gravy)
- Step 2
Chop and keep all the ingredients ready.
- Step 3
On a tawa heat 5 tsp of butter
- Step 4
Add the onions and saute for a min and take care your do no let them brown or over cook. just cook them until they soften a little.
- Step 5
Add the garlic paste and mix well.
- Step 6
Add capsicum ( I used red and yellow capsicum however green is also fine) and saute for 2 mins or until the capsicum softens.
- Step 7
Add tomato and mix well and cook well until the tomatoes soften.
- Step 8
Add the pav bhaji masala , red chilli powder, salt and mix well.
- Step 9
Then with a pavbhaji masher mash it into a gravy.
- Step 10
Add 3-4 tsp of butter and mix well.( this gives that sheen to the gravy)
- Step 11
Continuously keep stiring and mixing the gravy .
- Step 12
Add lime juice and mix well.
- Step 13
Add coriander leaves and mix well and the masala is ready.
- Step 14
To make the Masala pav
- Step 15
You may move the gravy to the sides of the tawa
- Step 16
Slit the pav in the middle
- Step 17
Add butter in the empty space and place the slit pav,
- Step 18
Coat the pavs with the gravy as well as add some gravy sandwiching it between the pav.
- Step 19
Garnish with coriander and butter. Serve them hot along with chopped onions.
- Step 20
Note :
- Step 21
I did choose to make it on a tawa( flat griddle) however you may use any flat pan of your choice.
- Step 22
You may also add 1-2 boiled potatoes to the masala if you like.








