Keto Pav Bhaji

Pav bhaji is a delicious blend of mashed veggies cooked in butter and spices and is a very popular street food in India. It is traditionally made with potatoes but this post will guide you how to make it with "no potatoes". You heard me right, this has no potatoes hence making it lowcarb and keto friendly. 

So lets dive into the ingredients  and make this delicious cious, lip-smacking Pav Bhaji. 

Pav bhaji video

                             Serving 4 

                          

 Ingredients 

  500 g Cauliflower

  100 g Tomatoes

  100 g cabbage

  100 g beans

  100 g Green Bell Pepper

  100 g Onions

  10 small cloves of Garlic 

   3 Tbsp Butter 

   Coriander for Garnishing 

                          

 Seasonings

  Pav Bhaji masala

  Turmeric powder 

  Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder 

  Cumin powder

  Kasuri Methi / Dried Fenugreek Leaves 

   Salt 

Method 

 Step 1

Seperate the florets of the cauliflower and  put the florets of the cauliflower, roughly chopped cabbage and chopped beans into a pressure cooker with some water( 2 to 2.5 cups), turmeric powder(pinch) and salt. 

Put the cooker on high till the first 2 whistles then reduce the gas to low  and cook it for another 5 to 6minutes. It took around 10minutes in total for me. Remove the cooker from the gas and let it cool. Allow the steam to escape using natural release method. After it cools down take a potato masher and mash the mix well. 

 Step 2 

In a pan heat a tablespoon of butter, add finely chopped garlic, chilli powder, salt, cumin powder, turmeric powder and Pav bhaji masala. Saute for just 45 sec to 1 minute for the rawness of the spices to reduce. 

                             

Step 3 

Add in the mashed mixture and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes on high after which transfer to another dish.

Keep aside.

                              

Step 4 

In the same pan add a tablespoon of butter followed by the finely chopped onion and saute till translucent. Add the finely chopped capsicum and tomato. After a couple of minutes add chilli powder,turmeric powder, cumin powder, salt and additional pav bhaji masala. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes or till tomatoes become soft.

  Step 5 

After cooking the mixture add it to the previous mashed mixture and mash it with the potato masher.

 Step 6

For the final touch, add the mixture to the pan. Cook it for a couple of minutes. Taste and add any of the missing spices. Crush some kasuri methi, add a dash of lime and generous amount of butter. Cook for  7 to 8  minutes. Remove from heat and garnish with some coriander and butter(optional). 

Serve hot with toasted bun or bread.

In frame - Bhaji with almond flour mug bread