Pav-bhaji Mumbai street food

Pav-bhaji, this one dish I have never ever heard anyone say no to. It is always Yay be anywhere, any time and by any one. I have tried various recipes to replicate as a restaurant style but never succeeded it. Then I found a recipe posted on Chef at large a home cook group on FB and trust me it is the best recipe. S, said it was closest to mumbai's famous restaurant called 'Achija' and am sticking to this from now on. 

I have tweaked recipe little by adding beetroot instead of food color to get that red color. 

Ingredients :-

250 gms green peas (boiled)

2 medium sized potatoes (boiled)

1/2 green bell pepper 

1/2 cup cauliflower (optional) (I skipped it)

2 medium sized onions finely chopped 

4 nos tomatoes finely chopped 

1 green chilly finely chopped 

A handful of coriander leaves 

2 tbsp heaped pav bhaji masala

2 tbsp kashmiri red chilly powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp kasuri methi 

2 tsp ginger garlic paste 

1 tsp garlic paste 

1/2 small beetroot (boiled) (used this for color only)  

Salt to taste 

100 gms salted butter 

Juice of one lemon

Directions:

1. Take 50gms butter in a pan add onions sauté till translucent,  add 1 tsp garlic paste, 1/2 tbsp kashmiri red chilly powder, 1 tbsp pav bhaji masala, 1 tbsp kasuri methi leaves, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt mash this well while making the masala and keep this aside. 

2. In another pan add very finely chopped capsicum put add some water and cook till capsicum softens, add chopped tomatoes mash it nicely and add boiled vegetables (potatoes, peas and cauliflower, beetroot) 50gms butter, add remaining 1/2 tbsp chilly powder, 1 tbsp pav bhaji masala, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 green chilly finely chopped, coriander leaves, salt.  Mash it continuously adding little water till it becomes like a paste.
3. Add the onion masala and mash everything until it all blends nicely. 
4. Add juice of one lemon.

Serving suggestion: I served it with Coke, papad and onion masala.