Jain Pav Bhaji

Jain pav bhaji is a Jain style prepared bhaji recipe without any use of garlic or onions. This Jain bhaji is then served hot with dollops of butter as topping along with buttered pavs.

Preparation Time: 10 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.

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12 ladi pavs
1 raw banana
200 gms green peas
100 gms cauliflower
1 small sized brinjal (baingan / eggplant)
3 tomatoes
1 each of green capsicum , red capsicum , yellow capsicum
1 lemon
coriander (dhania) leaves to garnish
pav bhaji masala
butter for frying
salt to taste

1. Chop the tomatoes and capsicum finely and keep aside.
2. cut the remaining veggies in big pieces and cook in a pressure cooker with a little water for 7 minutes. when cooled, peel the raw banana and discard the skin. now mash the veggies with a masher.
3. Meanwhile, heat some butter in a frying pan and fry the capsicums and tomatoes. add the boiled veggies and sprinkle pav-bhaji masala and salt. mash again with the masher till the veggies blend well. garnish with corriander leaves.
4. Now heat some butter in another shallow pan and shallow fry the buns(pav).
5. Serve with lemon wedges.