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Home » Everyday Indian Recipes » Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)

Published: Jul 10, 2014 | Modified: Sep 1, 2020 by Hina Gujral

Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)

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Today morning I got up early and while “he” and Momo were asleep I had ample time in hand for myself so I decide to visit the nearby vegetable flea market. Luckily the fresh stock of fruits and vegetables just arrived there, those fresh greens, vegetables, and fruits lured and tempted the cook inside me and I ended up overstocking my pantry despite knowing vegetables will perish if not consumed soon. By the time I reached home it was time to decide today’s menu and after having one look at my bag full of vegetables I knew what is going to be the lunch menu. Immediately, I rushed to the pantry to check if some tawa masala is in stock – a great ingredient for popular Indian food recipes. I usually make it in advance and store it for such kitchen emergencies, yes I had enough for today but made a note in my diary to grind another batch for storing. 
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)
  
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)
Tawa Bhaji is a staple in North India at every wedding, there is one stall dedicated to Tawa Fry Vegetables. The Tawa Bhajji is nothing but mix vegetables pan-fried in spicy Indian masala either stuffed or simply coated in masala. I too have relished it so many times at the weddings but all the bhajis in that Tawa taste exactly the same. Maybe due to time and quantity constraint it is difficult for caterers to give different taste profile to each vegetable but I quite liked the concept behind. So today I decided to recreate the same tawa platter in my kitchen but with individual taste profile for each vegetable. 
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)
Sometimes I make only pan fried bitter gourd along with julienned onions and potato wedges. For that once bitter gourd are almost done add onions and potato in the same pan, sprinkle some tawa masala on top, give it a nice mix and let it cook until potato is done. That is a complete side dish on its own and it compliments well simple Jeera Dal/Dal Tadka among other Indian food recipes. 
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)
 
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)
Best Indian Food Recipes : Tawa Bhaji Recipe (Tawa Fry Vegetables)

Tawa Bhaji Recipe

Tawa Bhaji is a delicious combination of seasonal vegetables cooked in an Indian griddle pan. Learn how to make tawa fry mixed vegetable in few simple steps
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Hina Gujral
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Ingredients

Mix vegetables

  • 4 round small brinjals slit halfway
  • 2 medium sized bitter gourd karele, slit in between and cut each into half
  • 4 – 5 ladyfinger slit in between and cut into half
  • 2 – 3 potato peeled and cut into wedges
  • 2 to mato cut from top and remove the pulp

Ingredients for the tawa masala

  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 2 tablespoon fennel seeds saunf
  • 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoon methi seeds
  • 2 teaspoon onion seeds kalonji
  • 2 teaspoon pomegranate seeds anardana
  • A pinch of asafoetida
  • 2 dried red chilli
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoon mango powder

Ingredients for stuffing bitter gourd (karela)

  • 2 onion finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • salt as per taste
  • oil for cooking
  • 2 teaspoon tawa masala mentioned above

Ingredients for stuffing tomato

  • 1 small onion chopped
  • ¼ Cup grated cottage cheese paneer
  • 1 teaspoon tawa masala mentioned above
  • 1 cube processed cheese grated
  • salt as per taste

Other ingredients

  • Salt as per taste
  • Oil for pan frying
  • 2 tablespoon mustard oil

Instructions

  • To make tawa masala
  • Clean coriander, fennel, methi, cumin and put them on a hot Tawa (flat pan) to roast.
  • Add red chillies to the roasted spices and dry roast for 1 minutes. Allow the spices to cool off then grind them to fine powder along with other spices except turmeric powder.
  • Put turmeric powder to the grounded spices and mix. Salt, as per taste can also be mixed in this masala if you don’t want to add it later.
  • To stuff vegetables
  • Clean, wash and dry all the vegetables.
  • For stuffing ladyfinger and brinjal, slit them halfway and fill in each pieces with spoonful of tawa masala, coat exterior as well with tawa masala and sprinkle 2 tablespoon mustard oil so that masala stick nicely to vegetables. Set aside meanwhile you prepare other vegetables.
  • Sprinkle tawa masala over potato wedges along with tablespoon of mustard oil and set aside.

For preparing bitter gourd

  • Peel out the skin and remove seeds of bitter gourd, slit in between and cut into half.
  • Rub each piece with generous amount of salt and leave aside for atleast 6 hours.
  • Once all the water has drained out of bitter gourd, rinse it under cold water and dry with a kitchen towel. Set aside.
  • To prepare filling, saute onions in oil until golden, add ginger garlic paste and saute again for 5 minutes.
  • Add tawa masala and mix nicely. Fill in spoonful of filling in each piece and tie it with cotton thread/butcher’s string.

For preparing tomatoes

  • Cut a small disc on top and with the help of desert spoon scoop out pulp and seeds from inside.
  • To prepare filling, saute onion in oil, once translucent add grated paneer and tawa masala. Adjust salt, as per taste. Mix nicely. Fill inside hollow tomatoes, press filling with your fingers and add grated cheese on top. Set aside.
  • In a large heavy bottomed flat pan, heat oil for pan frying vegetables. Once oil is heated, arrange all the vegetables in it. Do not overcrowd the pan if pan is small you can do it in batches.
  • Keep on turning vegetables until golden and crisp on both sides. Keep gas flame to low.
  • Potato, ladyfinger and tomato will take less time whereas brinjal and bitter gourd requires more time to get cooked from deep inside.
  • Once all the vegetables done, serve hot in a platter with lemon wedges along with main dishes.
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  1. sarahmir says

    July 15, 2014 at 1:22 am

    Pinning this to try – I have always had this but not known how to make it!

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  2. bhavana says

    July 25, 2018 at 11:23 am

    5 stars
    Hi, Really loved this recipe. You have explained it so beautifully without skipping a single step.
    Thank you so much 🙂 🙂

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  3. deepak says

    June 04, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    Finally, I made this for dinner last night and it was amazingly delicious, of course!

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      June 05, 2020 at 12:15 am

      Great to hear your feedback!

      Reply
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