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No onion, No Garlic: Jain Pav Bhaji

With the increasing Jain population, restaurants and chefs have started making Jain recipes. Jain Pav Bhaji is one such a fantastic recipe. Despite being made in a Jain manner, i.e. without using onion and garlic, Jain Pav Bhaji tastes yum. The recipe is definitely worth trying. Ingredients : 35 to 40 whole dry Kashmiri red chillies, deseeded and soaked in 1/3 cup warm water. (Blend into paste) 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon cumin seeds (jeera) 1/2 cup chopped capsicum 2 cups chopped tomatoes 2 teaspoon red chilli powder 1 1/2 tablespoon pav bhaji masala,  Salt to taste 3/4 cup boiled cauliflower florets 1/3 cup soaked, boiled and mashed dried green peas (hara vatana) 3/4 cup boiled green peas Finely chopped coriander leaves Making of Jain Pav Bhaji : 1. Take a pan and heat both oil and butter together in a pan. Keeping the flame low, add cumin seeds and saute for few seconds. Then add red chilli paste and saute again for few seconds. 2.