Pav-Bhaji Rice
By Dipti Naik, Bloomington, IL,
USA
This recipe comes from my good
friend Krishna’s kitchen. This is a one pot
dish but you can pair it with any
raita or papad if you feel like.
Ingredients• Finely Diced Green Pepper – ½ cup
• Finely Diced Tomatoes – 1 cup
• Boiled Green Peas – ½ cup
• Asafetida – pinch
• Ginger paste – ½ tsp
• Bay leaf – 1
• Shah zeera (or cumin seeds) – 1 tsp
• Chili powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Sugar – to taste (optional)
• Pav bhaji masala – 2 tsp
• Oil – 2 tblspn
• Basmati Rice – 1.5 cups
Preparation
1. Cook the rice and keep aside
2. Heat oil in a large vessel on a medium flame. Add the bay leaf and
asafetida. When the bay leaf browns slightly add shah zeera and ginger
paste and sauté. Now add the green peppers and fry till they are well
cooked.
3. Add the tomatoes, chili powder, pav-bhaji masala, salt, sugar and cook
till tomatoes are pulpy. Fold in the peas. Finally add the rice and mix
well. Pav-bhaji rice is ready to offer to Krishna.
4. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot
Serves
2
