Maharashtrian Bakar Bhaji Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Maharashtrian Bakar Bhaji Recipe, dry roast the poppy seeds, sesame seeds, desiccated coconut & charoli all separately

Step 2: Grind them into a coarse powder in mixer grinder

Step 3: Keep aside

Step 4: Wash the pumpkin thoroughly & cut the pumpkin with the skin into chunks of roughly 1 inch cubes

Step 5: You can use the pumpkin with yellow & green skin, as it is very tasty and fits in this recipe very well

Step 6: In a kadai, heat oil on medium heat and once it is hot enough, add fenugreek seeds

Step 7: Once they splutter, add mustard seeds, hing & turmeric powder

Step 8: Add the curry leaves immediately & red chillies

Step 9: Give it a quick stir and add the chunks of pumpkin

Step 10: Add the red chilli powder, jaggery, salt, goda masala, powder of sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dry coconut & chironji & add the tamarind pulp

Step 11: Add about 1/2 cup water & give it a quick stir & cover the vessel for the pumpkins to cook, the pumpkins doesn't take much time to cook

Step 12: The Bhakar bhaji shouldn't be too watery

Step 13: garnish with coriander leaves and serve

Step 14: Serve Maharashtrian Bakar Bhaji Recipe with Jolada Roti Recipe (Jowar Bhakri), Kala Vatana Amti Recipe (Maharastrian Black Chickpea Curry), and Red Chilli Thecha for your everyday meal