Street style cheesy masala pav

Masala Pav is a spicy street food snack recipe which is made with pav bhaji masala stuffed to Pav bread. It is a simple variation to pav bhaji recipe where in same pav and bhaji are used in a different way to make it attractive. Here I have used cheese layer with the stuffing. It is a go to snack or can even be eatan as a meal. Bhaji is prepared by finely chopped onion, green capscicum, tomatoe, carrot and spices which is then stuffed in sliced pav and toasted in butter, garlic and coriander leaves. Let's start the recipe.

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 25 mins

Servings : 4

Ingredients required (For masala bhaji)

1.) Onion - 2 large size

2.) Green capsicum - 2 medium size

3.) Carrot - 1 medium size

4.) Tomato - 2 medium size

5.) Garlic cloves - 7-8 

6.) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece grated

7.) Coriander leaves - few 

8.) Butter - 2 tbsp

9.) Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

10.) Salt - as per taste

11.) Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

12.) Pav bhaji masala - 2 tbsp

13.) Chaat masala powder - 1 tbsp

14.) Kasuri methi/ Dry fenugreek leaves - 1 teaspoon

For toasting :

1.) Sliced pav - 8

2.) Butter - 1 tbsp

3.) Garlic - 4 grated

4.) Coriander leaves - few ( finely chopped)

Method of Preparation :

1.) Finely chop all the veggies capscicum, carrot, onion, tomato, garlic and coriander leaves. Heat butter in a pan, add kasuri methi and saute it for 1 min.

2.) Now add chopped garlic, ginger and saute it for 2 mins or until raw smell of ginger and garlic goes away.

3.) Further add chopped onions and saute it till onion becomes transluscent.

4.) Now it's time to add all the chopped veggies, tomatoes followed by all the powdered spices ( Turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, chaat masala powder, salt) and mix it well. Cook it for 15 mins or untill tomatoes becomes mushy and veggies are cooked properly.

5.) Stuffing/filling for the masala pav is ready, transfer it in a bowl. Now in the same pan heat 1tbsp of butter, little bit of garlic, chopped coriander leaves and saute. Slice a pav into 2 and toast it on both sides.

6.) Further spread 1 tbsp of bhaji masala over the pav followed by grated cheese.

7.) Add 1/2teaspoon of chopped onion over each pav for crunchiness and fry the masala pav in pan for another 1 min. Similarly make rest of the masala pavs. Serve it hot with coriander chutney.

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