Kitchen Chronicles - Pav Baji

Pav Baji is one of the popular dishes in Rishi Valley. The main ingredient of the Pav made in our bakery is Wheat flour and not Maida.

Pav Ingredients
Wheat Flour
Maida
Brown Sugar
Cooking Butter
Cooking Oil
Yeast
Guar Powder
Milk
Salt
Fresh Water

Qty
20 kg
5 kg
3 kg
2 1/2 kg
1 kg
200 gm
150 gm
2 ltr
250 gm
As required

Mix Wheat Flour, Maida, Brown Sugar, Butter, Yeast, Guar Powder, Salt, Milk, and Water. Blend for some time till the batter is smooth. Keep the batter for half an hour after rubbing the oil on top and cover with wet cloth.

Make small balls and keep on the baking tray for one hour. Bake for 25 minutes at a temperature of 210 degrees F. Remove from the oven and again rub with oil on the top of each Pav. For the above quantities, we bake 650 Pav’s.

Masala Ingredients
Coriander
Red Chillies
Cumin seeds
Kasthuri Methi
Bedi Somph
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Cloves
Star
Cardamom

Qty
300 gm
100 gm
100 gm
100 gm
100 gm
50 gm
25 gm
25 gm
25 gm
50 gm

Broil the above ingredients and powder.

Baji Ingredients
Potato
Dry Green Peas
Onion
Tomato
Carrot
Capsicum
Cauliflower
Ginger paste
Garlic paste
Green Chilli paste
Oil
Cooking Butter
Salt

Qty (for 600)
25 kg, boil, remove skin, mash
5 kg, soak overnight, boil till soft and smash
8 kg, grated
8 kg, chopped fine
5 kg, grated
3 kg, chopped fine
7 nos, big, grated
300 gm
300 gm
300 gm
2 kg
1 kg
As required

Heat oil. Add grated onion, followed by ginger, garlic and green chilli paste. Add salt and turmeric powder. Roast further till onion is brown in colour. Add chopped tomato and roast till oil floats on the top. Add chopped capsicum and grated carrot. Roast till carrot is cooked. Add grated cauliflower and cook. Pour Pav Baji masala mixed in little water. Cook for 5 minutes and then add smashed potato and green peas. Cook further for 10 minutes. Switch off the stove after adding chopped coriander and butter.

Hareendran A K
Dining Hall Manager