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Homemade Pav Bhaji Masala | Pav Bhaji Masala Recipe
Written by Jayashree

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 Homemade Pav Bhaji Masala is aromatic and gives a good taste to the dish. The fresh flavour of roasted spices is too good and made an enjoyable  dinner for us.

Spice mix are an essential part of our daily cooking. I  believe a day of  hard work  makes it easier for a couple of months.It gives a good flavour and makes cooking easier. The day starts with a chai masala added to tea. Sometimes, I need the sambar powder while making a quick breakfast.too. I like to sprinkle a wee bit of  garam masala and the dhana jeera powder in my cooking. Some days, I use the traditional powder south indian spice mix in my cooking. It is flavoursome and ideal to make an array of dishes. It is ideal to make a quick lunch with gojju. I even use it as a stuffing in cucumber stir fry and it tastes awesome. Pav Bhaji Masala is ideal to use in a variety of dishes.

pav bhaji masala

pav bhaji masala

What is pav bhaji?

Pav Bhaji is a popular street for from Mumbai. It is ideal to serve as an evening snack. Roasted bread buns are served with a tasty curry made of fresh peas and other vegetables with a generous topping of butter and finely chopped onions.  It makes a good option for dinner as it is filling.

What is pav bhaji masala ?


Pav Bhaji Masala is a spice mix made essentially for this snack. It is easily available in the market by various brands. The homemade spice mix is flavoursome and you are in total control of the kind of spices going into it.

Can it be stored ?


Yes, it can be stored. Make sure you keep it in a clean, air-tight container. I have made a small quantity, hence kept it outside. I usually put the spice mix in an air-tight container and put them in the freezer. I use them occasionally and it stays good for a long time. 

How can it used ?

Pav Bhaji Masala is ideal to use in stir fry. Sprinkle a little spice mix along with chilli powder and it gives a good flavour. You can use it in tava pulao. I use it in spicy pav buns  too.

About the event :

It’s time for Shhh Secretly Cooking Challenge. Here onee of the members suggest a theme. The members are paired, they exchange two secret ingredients and make a dish accordingly. The theme was ” Spice Mix ” suggested by me.   My partner for the month was Kalyani Sri. I told I wanted to make pav bhaji masala and she gave me clove and black cardamom as the secret ingredients. I have given shah jeera and anardana as the secret ingredients  and she has made a flavoursome mumbai sandwich masala

shhh cooking secretly

 

Homemade Pav Bhaji Masala : 

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup coriander seed
  • 4 black cardamom
  • 6 cloves
  • 10 pepper corn
  • 2 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 5 red chilli
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
  • 1.5 tablespoon amchur powder
  • 1 tablespoon black salt

     

    Method: 

  1. Take coriander seed, cloves, pepper corn, cumin, fennel and red chilli in a pan. Roast them for three minutes until you get a good aroma. Keep tossing them with a spatula.
  2. Let the ingredients  cool.
  3. Grind to a coarse powder. Add amchur powder, turmeric powder and black salt to it. Grind to a fine powder.
  4. Pav Bhaji Masala is ready to use.
  5. Keep it in a clean air tight container. 
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Pav Bhaji Masala Recipe

Pav Bhaji Masala is a flavoursome spice mix from Indian cuisine. It is versatile to use.
Course condiments
Cuisine north indian
Keyword homemade pav bhaji masala, pav bhaji masala
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes

Equipment

  • pan, spatula, measuring cup, pan

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup coriander seed
  • 4 black cardamom
  • 6 cloves
  • 10 pepper corn
  • 2 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 5 red chilli
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
  • 1.5 tablespoon amchur powder
  • 1 tablespoon black salt

Instructions

  • Take coriander seed, cardamom, clove, pepper corn, cumin fennel, cinnamon and red chilli  in a pan. Roast them for three minutes until you get a good aroma. Keep tossing them with a spatula.
  • Allow them to cool.
  • Grind them to a powder. Add turmeric powder, amchur powder and black salt to it. Grind altogether again to a fine powder.
  • Pav Bhaji Masala is ready ro use. Store it in a dry container.

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Kalyani
2 years ago

5 stars
pav bhaji is a fav at home and this homemade powder is so handy!

Poonam bachhav
2 years ago

5 stars
Nothing can beat the taste and aroma of freshly pounded homemade spice blends. Making a batch of Pavbhaji masala at home sounds brilliant !

Priya Iyer
Priya Iyer
2 years ago

Love the sound of this pav bhaji masala! With the cloves, amchoor, cardamom, black salt and fennel going in, I can imagine how fragrant and flavourful it would be. 🙂

Mayuri Patel
2 years ago

5 stars
My mother in law use to make the pav bhaji masala at home. Now she cannot remember the recipe. But I can now follow your recipe to make this spice mixture at home. Awesome share.

archana
archana
2 years ago

5 stars
I am saving this recipe! Pav bhaji masala is my go to masala for any veegtable. So with this masala, I can stop buying some of the commercially made pav bhaji masalas.

Priya Vj
2 years ago

5 stars
A very nice and detailed recipe of making pav bhaji masala at home ..I can now follow your recipe and make fresh PB masala

Radha
2 years ago

5 stars
Wow! Pav bhaji is one thing that we can never say no. This fresh homemade spice mix will add to the addictive flavors of pav bhaji and can’t wait to try this recipe!

Preeti Shridhar
2 years ago

5 stars
Who can say no to pav bhaji. Homemade masala makes it a lot better. I will try your recipe once my batch of Pav Bhaji masala gets over.

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Sujata Roy
2 years ago

5 stars
Always use store bought pav bhaji masala. But homemade is always best. Excellent share Jayashree. Now I have a tried and tasted recipe to make my masala at home. Thank you.

Seema Sriram
Seema Sriram
2 years ago

5 stars
Home made pav baaji masala was wonderful. The masala is so fragrant and the baaji I made with it was spot on.

Preethicuisine
2 years ago

5 stars
Home made Pav bhaji masala is so aromatic. A versatile spice powder at my place too.

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