Tiger Pav Bhaji

Name: Tiger Pav Bhaji
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) frozen peas; 690 g (1 lb 8 oz/3 cups) tomato passata (strained tomatoes) or canned tomatoes; 175 g (6¼ oz) red bell pepper, roughly chopped; 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) warm water; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 14 g (4½ tsp) fast-action dried yeast; 2 tsp salt; 100 g (3½ oz) carrots, roughly chopped; 75 g (2⅔ oz/⅓ cup) extra butter, for toasting the buns; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) skimmed milk powder; 150 g (5¼ oz) sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed; 1 large onion, finely chopped; Lemon wedges; 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 200 g (7 oz) cauliflower, broken into small florets; 250 g (9 oz) potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz/3¾ cups) strong white bread flour; 50 g (1¾ oz/scant ¼ cup) salted butter; 1 tsp soft dark brown sugar; 150 g (5¼ oz/scant ¾ cup) salted butter; 4 large garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 3 g (1 tsp) fast-action dried yeast; 50 g (1¾ oz/⅓ cup) rice flour; 60 g (2 oz/¼ cup) unsalted butter, soft; 2 tsp minced root ginger; 50 g (1¾ oz/¼ cup) finely chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); 2 green cardamom pods, seeds crushed

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

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Sanjana Feasts

By Sanjana Modha

Published 2024

About

An ode to Mumbai’s iconic street dish, my take on pav bhaji is served with the sesame-crackled tiger bread reminiscent of the tea-time chip butties of school days. It’s a simple fact of life that tiger bread always tastes better with a thick smear of salted butter. Indian street-food law also dictates that when it comes to pav bhaji, butter is mandatory, use of cutlery is not. Roarsome.

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Asia
India
Mumbai
Street Food
Vegetarian

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