Kaanda Bhaji Pav

Kanda Bhaji Pav – How to make Kanda Bhaji Pav- Bhajji recipes – Mumbai style onion pakoda pav recipe- bhaji pav 

Kanda Bhaji Pav or Kanda bhajji is a famous Mumbai street food or roadside food. Kanda baji are onion pakoras or fritters sandwiched in the Indian bread (pav). Further, it’s mixed with, dry garlic chutney, sometimes also green chutney and served with fried green chilies. Kanda bhaji tastes best during monsoon with your best pals around.

Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 25 minutes
Serving for 2 people
Ingredients:

• 2 cups thinly sliced onions
• 1 1/4 cups besan(Bengal gram flour)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon  whole coriander seeds (dry dhania), coarsely ground
• 2 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
• Oil for deep frying

For Serving

• 4 laddi pavs
• Green chutney
• Dry garlic chutney
• 4-5 green chilies fried

Dry garlic chutney

• 1/4 cup roughly chopped garlic
• 2 teaspoon oil
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/4 cup red chili powder
• salt to taste

Method:

• Heat the oil in a small broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and saute on a medium flame for a minute.
• Switch off the flame, add the coconut and mix well. 
• Transfer the mixture into a plate and allow it too cool completely.
• Once cooled, blend in a mixer along with the chili powder and salt till smooth.
• Store in an airtight container and refrigerate. Use as required. 

Preparing Onion Bhaji:

• Peel and thinly slice onions.
• Take a deep bowl to add sliced onions, besan, salt, coarsely ground coriander seeds, coriander leaves, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and green chilies and mix well nicely.
• Add the water gradually till the besan coats the onions well.
• Heat the oil in a wok and drop a handful of the onion mixture using your fingers and leaving some space from each other.
• Don’t cluster too many, fry few at a time.
• Once they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides, remove them on kitchen towel.
• Repeat the same for remaining batter.

Assembling Kanda bhaji pav:

• Keep all the ingredients ready before you start assembling.
• Slice the pav apply green chutney and sprinkle some dry garlic chutney and put 2-3 bhajia and sprinkle some again dry garlic chutney. Then close the pav and serve straight away.
• Assemble the remaining onion pakoda pav in the same way.
• Serve the onion bhaji pav with fried green chilies.