🍃🥦Hari Bhari Pau Bhaji 🥦🍃

Ingredients:

• 1 large potato, chopped in chunks
• 1 carrot, chopped in chunks
• 3 florets of broccoli
• 3 florets of cauliflower
• 1.5 cup peas
• 200 grams baby spinach
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic / 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon green chilli paste
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds /jeera
• 0.5 teaspoon asofoetida powder
• 2 small pieces of cinnamon bark
• 2 cloves
• 4 black peppercorns
• 3 cups tomato puree/passata
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoons red chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons Himalayan salt
• 1 teaspoon pau bhaji masala/garam masala

Method

1. Mix all the vegetables (except spinach) in a steamer or pressure cooker for 10 minutes or until soft enough to be mashed.
2. Using a potato masher or hand blender, mash HALF the steamed vegetables, and leave the other half whole.
3. Boil some water in a pan, (approx 4 cups), add a pinch of salt and add the baby spinach to it.
4. Cover the pan for 2-3 minutes and remove the spinach from the boiling water. (use tongs to avoid getting burnt). Keep aside until slightly cooled.
5. Next, using a hand blender, blend the spinach to form a puree.
6. Mix the spinach puree, mashed boiled vegetables and whole boiled vegetables.
7. In a shallow pan, add the oil. As soon as it heats up, add the asofoetida, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and cumin seeds.
8. Let the seeds splatter and add the chopped onions.
9. Stir on a medium heat until the onions are light brown.
10. Now add the garlic, ginger and green chilli pastes. Stir well.
11. Next add the tomato puree, followed by all the spices.
12. Cover and let it cook on a medium heat until the oil separates from the tomato puree. Then add the vegetable mix to it and stir until the mixture in incorporated.
13. Cook for a further 15 minutes on a low heat, stirring at regular intervals.
14. Take the bhaji out in a bowl, and garnish with chopped onions, coriander and sliced lemon.
15. Serve with buttered and grilled buns (pau)

Enjoy!🤗