Pav bhaji dosa : Mumbai Street Food

This is a very interesting blend of South Indian & Mumbai Street food. Whenever I plan to make pav bhaji, I make the extra bhaji & will always make the pav bhaji dosa the next day. 

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 1 hour, including bhaji preparation

Ingredients:

For the bhaji:

Potatoes: 2 nos, medium sized
Cauliflower: 1 small
Green peas: A fistful
Carrot: 1 small
Tomato puree: About 2 to 2.5 cups
Onion: 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Capsicum: 2-3 tbsp, finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste: 1.5 tsp
Green chillies: 2 nos, finely chopped
Chilli powder: 1 to 1.5 tsp
Pav bhaji masala: 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder: a big pinch
Oil: 1 tbsp
Butter: 1 tbsp
Salt: According to tasteCoriander leaves: 3 tbsp, finely chopped
Lemon juice: 1 tbsp

For the dosa:

Fermented dosa batter: 3 cups (refer the recipe here) 

Salt: As needed

For the garnish:

Finely chopped onions

Diced capsicum

Finely chopped coriander leaves

Method:

For the bhaji: (Bhaji preparation with step-by-step pictures can be found here)

• Roughly chop the potatoes, cauliflower, & carrot. Add half a cup of water & 1/2 tsp of salt to the potatoes, cauliflower, carrot and peas. Pressure cook the veggies for 2 whistles.
• Meantime, take a broad pan. Heat oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, throw in the capsicum & saute for a minute.
• Add the onions & saute until the onions are soft.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste, green chillies & saute till the raw smell of the paste is gone (about a couple of minutes).
• Add the tomato puree, turmeric, salt & red chilli powder. Allow it to boil for about 5 minutes on medium heat. The mixture starts spluttering, so keep a lid 3/4th covered.
• Meantime, thoroughly mash the vegetables cooked in the pressure cooker.
• Add the mashed vegetables, pav bhaji masala, half a cup of water & continue mashing, cooking & stirring it. The mixture keeps spluttering all over. So, it is better you handle it with a mitt.
• Add the butter & keep mashing the mixture.
• Finally add coriander leaves, lemon juice & mash it for another couple of minutes.

Making the dosa:

Add the salt to the batter (if not already added!) & mix well.

Heat a griddle/tava. When tava is hot enough, sprinkle couple of drops of oil & clean it with a tissue (Skip this if using non-stick tava).

Pour a ladle full of batter to the center of the griddle. Spread it in circular motion, clockwise.

Sprinkle few drops of oil & cook it covered on a medium heat. 

Pour a ladle full of bhaji to the center of the dosa.

 

Spread the bhaji evenly on the dosa.

Let it cook for 5-10 secs.

Sprinkle finely chopped onions, capsicum & coriander leaves.

Fold in the dosa.

Dig in hot with a chutney/dip of your choice.

Notes:

For tips about the bhaji preparation, refer here.