Pav Bhaji . . .A popular snack or a meal .. .

Pav Bhaji . . .A popular snack or a meal .. . 
It can be eaten as a snack or as a meal in itself.
The recipe for Pav Bhaji varies greatly as it is essentially a fast food dish to be prepared quickly.
The general procedure for making the bhaji remains the same. Potatoes are mashed on a flat griddle (tava),
and made into a thick gravy after adding diced tomatoes, finely grilled onion, green peas and

 chopped capsicum (green bell pepper). Other assorted vegetables such as cauliflower and carrots are added.

Garlic too is added at times to spice it up. A special blend of spices simply called the pav bhaji masala is added to this thick gravy. The gravy is then allowed to simmer on the pan for a few minutes and is served hot in a flat dish with a tablespoon of butter on top.
The pav is heated on the griddle and buttered generously.
The Bhaji is garnished with coriander Lemon wedges and diced onions.

THE HOMEMADE MASALAS
PAV BHAJI MASALA..
INGREDIENTS :
15 GRAMS CLOVES,
15 GRAMS RED CHILLY POWDER,

15 GRAMS PEPPER CORNS,
15 GRAMS ELAICHI,
7 - 8 BAY LEAVES,
7 - 8 CHAKRI PHOOL,
25 GRAMS CUMIN SEEDS,
25 GRAMS CINNAMON STICK,
10 GRAMS CORIANDER SEEDS.
4 TBSP MANGO POWDER.
METHOD :
ROAST ALL EXCEPT THE MANGO POWDER.
DRY ROAST ALL, ALLOW IT COOL, THEN GRIND
IN MIXER JAR, NOW ADD THE MANGO POWDER.
SIEVE, STORE IN JAR.