Pav Bhaji also transliterated as Pao Bhaji is a fast food dish native to Maharashtra and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, and particularly in the Maharshtrian city of Mumbai. In Marathi pav means bread and bhaji, which is a term for a curry and vegetable dish. The serving of pav bhaji consists of the bhaji (a potato based curry) and the pav (bread) garnished with coriander and chopped onions. Pav is a type of bread, high in carbohydrates and fats (if served with butter); while bhaji is the vegetable-based curry portion, high in carbohydrates and proteins. Pav bhaji masala is the blend of spices like red chilli, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, black cardamom, dry mango powder, Fennel seeds, turmeric powder that took Mumbai by storm.
