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पाव भाजी रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes ) in Hindi)

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About Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes ) down arrow
Ingredients down arrow
Methods down arrow
Other popular Mumbai roadside recipes down arrow
For the Chilli Garlic Paste for Pav Bhaji down arrow
For the bhaji for Pav Bhaji down arrow
For the buttered pav for Pav Bhaji down arrow
How to serve Mumbai street-style Pav Bhaji down arrow
How to make Pav Bhaji Masala down arrow
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pav bhaji | mumbai roadside pav bhaji | pav bhaji without pressure cooker | with 35 amazing images.

mumbai roadside pav bhaji is so popular, that it's available all over Mumbai. Each small lane leading to the railways stations has its own pav bhaji seller on a cart with a large tava mounted on it. At any point, there is plenty of pav bhaji ready to serve on one side of the tava and on the other side is hot ladi pav with loads of butter being cooked.

Served on a steel plate with 2 slots for bread and onions, the boiling hot mumbai roadside pav bhaji is topped with loads of butter, chopped onions and a slice of lemon accompanied with ladi pav.

Making pav bhaji is lots of fun and you can make your own version. Pav bhaji is made from a bhajji which always has potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green peas as the main vegetables. The main spice used in pav bhaji is pav bhaji masala which lends a spicy flavour, rich colour and enticing aroma.

Pav Bhaji is more than a mere snack! it’s a quick meal that can be grabbed on the go – since large potions of the bhaji are made in advance and simply reheated with a few spices before serving.

You just need to wait till the pav is toasted to perfection with oodles of butter! Hmm, top with the raw onions and tomatoes, squeeze a tad of lemon atop the bhaji, and forget yourself!

Aside from pav bhaji, we have other variations like jain pav bhaji, khada pav bhaji, pressure cooker pav bhaji and pav bhaji made with doodhi.

You can also make this popular Mumbai Ladi Pav at home and cook up a variety of recipes using ladi pav like Vada Pav, Dabeli, Kaanda Bhajji Pav, Ladi Pav Bhaji Toasts and many more.

Enjoy how to make pav bhaji | mumbai roadside pav bhaji | pav bhaji without pressure cooker with detailed step by step photos and video below.

 

Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes ) recipe - How to make Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes )

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Preparation Time

20 Mins

Cooking Time

30 Mins

Total Time

50 Mins

Makes

4 plates

Ingredients

For The Chilli-garlic Paste (makes Approx. 1/2 Cup)

For The Bhaji

For The Pav

For Serving With Pav Bhaji

For The Garnish

Method

For the chilli-garlic paste

  1. Soak the red chillies in enough warm water for atleast an hour.
  2. Drain the chillies, add the garlic and blend in a mixer till smooth, adding little water. Keep aside.


For the bhaji

  1. Heat the butter and oil in a kadhai and add the cumin seeds.
  2. When the seeds crackle, add the chilli-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Add the onions and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  4. Add the capsicum and sauté for 1 more minute.
  5. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, mash well using a potato masher.
  6. Add the salt, pav bhaji masala, chilli powder and cook for another 2 minutes.
  7. Add the green peas, potatoes, mix well and cook along with 1 cup of water for 1 to 2 minutes, while mashing it with the help of a masher.
  8. Add the coriander, mix well and cook for 1 minute.


For the pav

  1. Slit 2 pavs vertically and keep aside.
  2. Heat a large tava, add 2 tsp of butter, ¼ tsp pav bhaji masala, mix well and place the slit open the pavs on it.
  3. Cook on a medium flame till they turn light brown and crisp on both the sides. (add more butter if required).


How to serve pav bhaji

  1. To serve pav bhaji, place ¼th of hot bhaji, 2 pavs, ¼ cup of onions, a lemon wedge and a papad on a plate.
  2. Top the bhaji with 1 tsp of butter and serve immediately garnished with 1 tsp of coriander.
  3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more plates of pav bhaji.


Handy tip:

  1. Pav bhaji masala is a spice blend, which is readily available under different brand names at most grocery stores.

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Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai Roadside Recipes ) recipe with step by step photos

Other popular Mumbai roadside recipes

 

    1. Apart from the popular chowpatty Pav Bhaji, Mumbai street has a lot of food to offer. Here are some famous Mumbai street food recipes :
For the Chilli Garlic Paste for Pav Bhaji

 

    1. For the Mumbai roadside Pav Bhaji recipe, we will first make a spicy chilli garlic paste that will provide a vibrant red colour to the bhaji after cooking. For that, remove the stalk from whole dry kashmiri red chillies and transfer them to a small bowl.

    2. Pour 1/3rd cup of warm water.

    3. Cover with a plate and soak them for at least 1 hour.

    4. After an hour, the chillies will soften and look like this.

    5. Drain the excess water with the help of a strainer.

    6. Transfer the soaked chillies to a small mixer jar.

    7. Add the peeled garlic cloves.

    8. Add around 2 tsp of water. This helps in blending the mixture with ease.

    9. Grind them to a smooth paste and your chilli garlic paste is ready. Keep aside.

       

For the bhaji for Pav Bhaji

 

    1. For the stree-style Bhaji, take a deep non-stick pan or kadhai and heat it over a medium flame. Add butter and oil. Always add a little oil along with butter when you are heating it. This will prevent it from getting burnt.

    2. Add cumin seeds and wait till the seeds crackle.

    3. Add the prepared chilli-garlic paste.

    4. Sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the raw smell goes away.

    5. Add the onions and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally till the onions become translucent.

    6. Now add the capsicum and sauté for 1 more minute.

    7. Add the tomatoes into the kadhai and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more minutes.

    8. Mash this mixture using a potato masher.You will get a mushy paste of the contents you have added till now.

    9. Add the salt to taste and pav bhaji masala. Refer our recipe of pav bhaji masala to make a fresh batch at home.

    10. Add chilli powder.

    11. Cook for another 2 minutes till the masalas release their flavour. 

    12. Add the boiled and mashed green peas .You can boil the Matar in a pan on a stovetop or microwave them. Learn how to microwave green peas by referring our recipe.

    13. Add the boiled potatoes. It is quick and easy to boil potatoes in a pressure cooker but, if you are making bhaji in small quantites and require aloo quickly then refer this recipe to boil aloo in a microwave.

    14. Add about 1 cup of water and mix well.

    15. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, while mashing it with the help of a potato masher.

    16. Now add the coriander.

    17. Mix well and cook for 1 minute or till the flavour of the coriander gets incorporated into the Bhaji. Switch off the flame and your bhaji is ready.

For the buttered pav for Pav Bhaji

 

    1. Take 2 pavs and slit them vertically. Always use a serrated knife to make the slit.It is easier to cut through a pav when you use serrated knife as opposed to any other knife. You can also use a bread knife. Keep the pavs aside.

    2. Heat a large tava, add 2 tsp of butter.

    3. Add ¼ tsp of pav bhaji masala.

    4. Mix well with the help of a flat spoon.

    5. Place the slit open pavs on it.

    6. Cook on a medium flame till they soak all the butter and masala nicely.

    7. Invert them and cook till they turn light brown and crisp.

How to serve Mumbai street-style Pav Bhaji

 

    1. Place ¼th of hot bhaji, 2 pavs, ¼ cup of onions, a lemon wedge and a papad on a plate.
    2. Top the bhaji with 1 tsp of butter and serve Pav Bhaji (Mumbai style) immediately garnished with 1 tsp of coriander.
    3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more Pav Bhaji ( Mumbai style pav bhaji) plates.
How to make Pav Bhaji Masala

 

    1. To make pav bhaji | mumbai roadside pav bhaji | pav bhaji without pressure cooker, it's aways a must to know how to make pav bhaji masala. Given below is the pav bhaji masala which gives the pav bhaji its unique taste. See detailed step by step homemade pav bhaji masala recipe.  Makes 1 cup.

      Ingredients for pav bhaji masala
      10 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
      1/4 cup coriander (dhania) seeds
      6 cloves (laung / lavang)
      2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
      1 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
      1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)
      4 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
      1 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
      2 tbsp dried mango powder (amchur)
      1 tbsp black salt (sanchal)
      1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)

      Method for pav bhaji masala
      1. Combine the kashmiri dry red chillies, coriander seeds, cloves, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon and cardamom in a broad non-stick pan and dry roast on a medium flame for 3 minutes.
      2. Remove and cool completely.
      3. Blend in a mixer along with all the remaining ingredients till smooth.
      4. Strain the mixture using a sieve.
      5. Store pav bhaji masala in an air-tight container and keep in the fridge.  Use as require as pav bhaji masala will last for 6 months. 
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per plate
Energy406 cal
Protein9.8 g
Carbohydrates59.5 g
Fiber4.3 g
Fat14.3 g
Cholesterol30 mg
Sodium115 mg

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Seema Walvekar

March 13, 2025, midnight

Amazing simply amazing !!! Made it tonight for dinner ... followed the exact steps ... best pav bhaji I have ever made .... !! Felt like I was back on the streets of Mumbai

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Seema, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

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vijay

March 13, 2025, midnight

hello mam,i wish to try this recipe ,how much of chilli garlic paste has to be used ,i am stuck there itself mam.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Vijay, We have used 1/4 cup of chilli garlic paste which will give colour and spice do follow the recipe.

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Vids

March 13, 2025, midnight

I am from Bombay and could never get the street Pav Bhaji taste . Can''t even get that Bombay Pav Bhaji taste in restaurants here in the States . I wish I had this during my pregnancy cravings ?? .This recipe is spot on . As good as it gets . Since I have little ones I do add some more veggies like cauliflower and carrots but it still tastes awesome !! Forwarded this recipe to all my friends too .. All of them love it !!

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Vids, We are soo glad you loved the recipe, do try more and more recipe and let us know how they turned out.. Happy Cooking !!

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Amulya

March 13, 2025, midnight

I made pav bhaji for my parents yesterday following this recipe and it came out delicious. One of the best pav bhajis I ever made.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Amulya, We are very happy you loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed it. Happy Cooking !!

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Jyothi D Sharma

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi mam.Today I made pav bhaji for my hubby and my brother following your recipe. And it was so delicious so that my hubby and my brother liked it very much. Thank you mam for ur awesome recipe. Thank you so much .

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Jyothi, We are very happy to know that your family loved it. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!

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Foodie#451593

March 13, 2025, midnight

Love this recipe.

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mis Aarya barkale

March 13, 2025, midnight

thank u i like ur recipe

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Aarya , we are delighted you loved the Pav Bhaji recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

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Foodie #637959

March 13, 2025, midnight

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vijay

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank U Mam for guiding ,it came out very good.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Vijay, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

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Foodie #667958

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Sangeeta Choubey

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Sangeeta Choubey

March 13, 2025, midnight

Very nice recipe. I tried and it was delicious

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Anasuya

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you Tarlaji simple and easy to make.I have fallowed so many recipes of yours It came out well.

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Binku Chauhan

March 13, 2025, midnight

Dear Tarlaji, The receipe turned out to be awesome.Just like the mumbai taste.Thanks a ton for posting the receipe.Always keep posting all receipes.

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Pooja

March 13, 2025, midnight

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kamlesh bansod

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Jakshaaveri

March 13, 2025, midnight

It is yummy.My family love it Thank you

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Ramprad

March 13, 2025, midnight

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archena

March 13, 2025, midnight

Yum!!! I do add Cauliflower, Green Beans, Cabbage, Carrots, Assorted Bell Peppers in addition to the dry peas, potatoes and green peas. Not exactly mushy, chopped very fine and just steam the veggies until cooked, the dry peas need a few minutes in the pressure cooker. Turns out yum!

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Diana

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Nik Ira

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, in the recipe for chilli garlic paste, instead of garlic cloves only clove (laung/ lavang) is written. You might want to correct it avoid confusion

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you for your feedback. The recipe has been updated. Please keep sharing your comments for recipes and articles you like.

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Priti Patel

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Thank you Tarlaji.its yummy amazing !!!Everybody enjoyed the dinner .Thanks again for the simple recipe .

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hello Priti, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

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prashant kamat

March 13, 2025, midnight

it came out well, but my mistake instead of kashmiri lal chilly powder i put tikka lal and it became a bit spicy, i felt the masala was also a bit on the higher side

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Prashant, If such a mistake happens again, try adding an extra boiled potato to balance the spice levels.

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Deepika Arora

March 13, 2025, midnight

Mam, I can''t thank you enough for this recipe. I cooked it just now and me and my family loved it. It took exactly 2 hours as quoted by you. I wanted to share the picture but there''s no such option. Thanks a lot for this. Awesome.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Well done Deepika. So glad the pav bhaji recipe came good. Yes, you can share the image you shot. Look at the right column of a recipe page and there is add your photo. This can be done from a desktop only and not a mobile phone. Thanks.

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#Nancy

March 13, 2025, midnight

Pav Bhaji is my favorite roadside dish. I made it by your recipe at home and I can''t believe it. It was just like Roadside. I enjoyed your recipe a lot.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Glad you liked it. Thanks Nancy and any questions we are more than happy to reply.

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Foodie#385165

March 13, 2025, midnight

I make such delicious pav bhaji but this recipe is a little different and the result was great!! Henceforth, I will use only this method...D

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Foodie #511938

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Purva

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi I am planning dinner for 18 people pa. Bahji n pulav so measurement should be same? If pulav is there in side??? I like the taste of your receipe

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Payal Parikh 86

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hot pav bhaji Mumbai style taste yumm with hot buttery pav...this recipe is spicy, tasty and easy....all in one...

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loves cooking

March 13, 2025, midnight

After trying this recipe my family has given me the title of being 'Pav Bhaji Queen'. The recipe turns out to be exactly like how it is available on the streets of Mumbai.100% like.

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Foodie #606549

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Foodie #bini

March 13, 2025, midnight

I loved cooking this recipe for my hubby. simple and tasty. he loved the taste. Thanks Tarlaji for making me happy about my cooking

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Aussie Girl

March 13, 2025, midnight

Amazing recipe! Super tasty and delicious.

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SJ

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Anonymous

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi madam I have made pav bhaji following your recipe last time and it turned out to be awesome. This time i have to make for 25 people, can you tell how much quantity of veggis should be taken? Thanks

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

In this recipe, below preparation time there is a box of servings, type the no of pax you wish to make the recipe for, it will calculate for you.

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