Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy
Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, bhaji cha kalavan/vegetable gravy. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Bhaji cha kalavan'( Kalavan in Marathi meaning gravy), is a very simple dish with assorted vegetables cooked in an onion, tomato and coconut sauce with just a little spice! A bowl of this dish with some roti or parantha makes a very simple and tasty meal. *vegetables used can be anything of your choice. The cuisine has subtle variety and strong flavours and varies from region to region.'.

Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook bhaji cha kalavan/vegetable gravy using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy:
  1. Get For gravy-
  2. Take 1 Tbsp oil
  3. Make ready 1 medium onion chopped
  4. Make ready 1 Tbsp finely chopped ginger
  5. Prepare 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
  6. Prepare 4-5 curry leaves
  7. Get 1/4 cup dessicated coconut
  8. Get 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp turmeric/haldi powder
  10. Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
  11. Make ready For main dish-
  12. Prepare 1 cup chopped mixed vegetables(carrots, beans, peas, potato)
  13. Get 1 green chilli, chopped(optional)
  14. Make ready 1 tsp oil
  15. Get as required water
  16. Prepare 1 cup milk
  17. Prepare 1 tsp sugar
  18. Prepare 1 tsp cumin seeds
  19. Make ready 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
  20. Prepare to taste Salt
  21. Prepare 1 Tbsp chopped coriander

Bhogichi Bhaji is a Maharashtrian Style Mixed Vegetable Curry which is made during festivals and is served along with delicious Rice Flour Bhakri. You can add vegetables in this curry according to your taste and preference. The cuisine has subtle variety and strong flavours and varies from region to region.' Bhaji cha kalavan' (Kalavan in Marathi meaning gravy). Bhaji is the marathi word for vegetables or a vegetable based dish (dry or gravy).

Instructions to make Bhaji Cha Kalavan/Vegetable gravy:
  1. In a heavy-bottomed wok/karahi/ pan, heat 1Tbsp of oil. Add chopped onions, garlic, ginger and curry leaves. Saute for 4-5 minutes on slow heat, till onions turn slightly brown and raw smell of garlic is no more.
  2. Add desiccated coconut and saute for another minute on slow heat, till coconut is slightly browned.
  3. Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Saute on low- medium heat, till tomatoes are cooked well and oil separates.
  4. Switch off flame and cool.Grind the above mixture to a fine paste using little water if required.
  5. In the same vessel, heat 1 tsp of oil and add asafoetida/hing and cumin seeds. Let the seeds crackle. Now add the chopped vegetables, little salt and mix well. Add chopped green chillies(optional) and saute with occasionally stirring on low- medium heat for 2-3 minutes, till vegetables are half done.
  6. Now add the prepared onion- tomato paste to it. Add 1/2 cup water and 1 cup milk, sugar and stir well on low heat. Cover and cook till vegetables are cooked well and oil separates.
  7. Serve hot, garnished with chopped coriander and with bread of your choice.

Since both the bhaji (vegetable gravy) and pav are served together, hence the name ' Pav bhaji ' Pav bhaji is basically a mix of mashed & spiced vegetables in a gravy. A special spice blend ' Pav Bhaji Masala ' is used to make pav bhaji. In a seasoning pan, heat oil, add, add crushed garlic and pour it over the gravy. Mix well so that the garlic flavour sinks into the gravy. Serve hot as a side dish with polis/ chapatis or even as an accompaniment with steaming hot rice.

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