BM # 68
Day : 7
Theme : One Category – Bread Sandwiches
Sub Theme – Desi Fiesta
As soon as monsoon arrives most of us get tempted to make Bhajiyas or pakoras. Onion is called Kanda in Marathi and these Kanda Bhajias are very very popular in Maharashtra. I am a street food fan and Mumbai is a destination which I frequently visit. The Mumbai street food is to die for, I refuse to eat home cooked food there and my cousins know that so they close their kitchen while I am there.
There is a vendor at linking road , Bandra who has amazing Vada Pav, along with it , he also has Kanda Bhajiya with Pav, Aaloo Pakora with Pav and Samosa with Pav , all of them taste absolutely awesome. The garlic chutney and the green chutney are the same as he serves with Vada Pav.
The Kanda Bhajiyas should be nice and crisp, else one does not enjoy them. The onions should be sliced thin and after adding all the ingredients, rubbed nicely with hands. This oozes out water and the flour and spices stick to the onions. How ever if the batter is too dry sprinkle a few drops of water, but the batter has to be thick. While frying these there are two techniques one where you spread the mixture with your hands while frying, the other is where you take a nice chunk of the batter and flatten it slightly to fry . For sandwiching the Pav we need the later version.
Kanda Bhajiya Pav
Ingredients
Pav
Kanda Bhajiya
Garlic chutney
Green chutney
Fried green chilliesKanda Bhajiya
Ingredients
1 cup chick pea flour
2 onions, sliced thinly
2 green chilly, roughly chopped
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 tsp carom seeds
1/4 tsp poppy seeds
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
Pinch cooking soda
Salt to taste
1 cup chick pea flour
2 onions, sliced thinly
2 green chilly, roughly chopped
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 tsp carom seeds
1/4 tsp poppy seeds
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
Pinch cooking soda
Salt to taste
Method
Place all the above ingredients in a bowl and rub them with your hands.
Sprinkle a few drops of water to get a firm thick batter.
Take a big chunk of the batter and flatten it.
Deep fry till golden.
Assembling the Kanda Bhajiya Pav
Slit the Pav.
Apply green chutney on one side.
Sprinkle dry garlic chutney on the other.
Place the Kanda Bhajiya and make the sandwich.
Enjoy it with fried green chillies.
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Pakora Pav is looks so yummy. I just ate dinner yet drooling over the pictures.
that crunch of the kanda bhajiya against the soft pillow pav ! delicious 🙂
I am drooling here Vaishali. The bhajia in the pav along with the chutneys look so divine..
Pav with onion pakoda sounds so inviting.So many pav recipes are bookmarked from your blog..
Am hearing this pav for the first time, omg looks like i miss so many delicious foods been living here, wish i get this pav rite now.
An all time favorite snack…you won't believe I'm already having this in dinner, but with chapatis 🙂
Onion bajji in pav with all the condiments is a win-win 🙂
I am always drooling looking at your scrumptious pav recipes.
Wow super awesome. I can image how this must be.. Cant wait to try.
I am definitely making this chaat soon. Love the khanda bhajia and thay inside a pav bun with all those chutneys is just irresistable!
Yum Vaishali. I have not heard of this version but samosa pav yes.
Looks delicious vaishali!! Those bhajias are so tempting
I think Kanda Bhajji is a very Mumbai kind of snack. My friends from outside the city have never seen or heard about it! Your post is tempting me to make it at home now 🙂
This is such a sinful pav to indulge Vaishali..bring them on..what a fantastic way to enjoy the onion bajjis and pav..:)
I think our family should settle in your home. 🙂 What an yummy treat!
Your bhajia pav reminds me of my friend from Mumbai who eats just about any bhajia/ pakoda between 2 buns. I didn't know why she was doing that initially, then I figured it must be a Mumbai thing 🙂
Your onion bhajia pav looks amazing.
This is one of my favorite fillings in a pav…looks so crunchy and flavorful
This is new to me. Must be crunchy and delicious