Misal Pav. Misal pav is a popular Mumbai street food of usal (sprouts curry) topped with onions, tomatoes, farsan (fried savory mixture), lemon juice and served with pav. Growing up in Mumbai, I have had misal pav in many places. My mom would also make misal pav at home many times.
The bold flavors of this peppery dish are accentuated with a dash of lemon, packing in an explosion of flavors in every bite.
Serve misal immediately with laddi pavs and lemon wedges.
Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, made with moth beans / Spouts.
You can have Misal Pav using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Misal Pav
- Prepare 2 cups of moth bean sprouts.
- You need 2 small to medium of Potatoes, cubed.
- Prepare 1 of large or medium onion, finely chopped.
- Prepare 1-2 of green chilies, chopped.
- You need 3-4 of garlic.
- You need 1 inch of ginger.
- It's 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds.
- You need 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
- Prepare 10-12 of curry leaves.
- It's 1-1.5 tablespoon of Goda masala or kala masala.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric powder.
- Prepare ½ teaspoon of Red chilli powder.
- You need 1 teaspoon of coriander powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder.
- You need 1.5 teaspoons or⅓ or ½ cup of tamarind, soaked in water.
- It's 2 to 3 of kokums.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of water or add as required.
- It's 3 tablespoons of oil.
- Prepare As per taste of Salt.
- You need 8 to 10 of Misal pav (bread rolls) or bread slices as required.
- It's 1/2 cup of finely chopped onions.
- You need 1/2 cup of finely chopped tomatoes (optional).
- It's 1/2-1 cup of thick sev or farsan (chiwda), fried savory snack mixture.
- You need 1 of lemon or lime quartered or diced.
- It's 1/3 cup of chopped coriander leaves.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of fresh curd or yogurt, beaten, optional.
The spicy gravy is served with pav. Misal is a spicy curry made with mixed sprouts or moth beans (matki) and pav are buns (laadi pav). Misal is garnished with mix farsan (mix chiwda) on the top and also some topped with onion and tomatoes. Misal is made of various kinds and it differs from place to place.
Misal Pav step by step
- Preparation for misal pav- Rinse the moth bean sprouts first in running water. The drain and then add the sprouts, cubed potatoes, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, salt in a pressure cooker. Then the water should be covering the matki sprouts about ½ inch above. If using mixed bean sprouts, you will have to add more water. Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles..
- In a small bowl soak the tamarind in ⅓ or ½ cup warm water for 25 to 30 mins. Squeeze the tamarind and extract the pulp. Keep the tamarind pulp aside and making usal for misal pav. Heat oil in another pan and crackle the mustard seeds first. Then add the cumin and saute for some seconds till the cumin gets golden..
- Add the chopped onions and saute till translucent. Then add the curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste and green chilies, stir and saute till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away. Add the remaining ¼ tsp turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder and goda masala..
- Stir and then add the tamarind pulp. Saute till the raw aroma of the tamarind goes away. drain the pressure cooked matki sprouts and potatoes and add them to the tamarind pulp. Stir and add ¾ to 1 cup of water or more water if required. Season it with salt and simmer it as usual for 8 to 10 mins on a low flame with occasional stirrings..
- Lastly, garnish with coriander leaves. If you want you can also add sugar or jaggery. Assemble the misal pav while the usal is simmering, you can prep the toppings for the misal pav. Finely chop the onions and tomatoes and it keep aside. Take the steaming for 3 to 4 individuals..
- In each bowl of usal, first, add the chopped onions and tomatoes. Then top usal with chopped coriander leaves, squeeze a few drops of lemon juice and then top it with farsan or chiwda. serve the misal bowl in a plate with pav buns and slices of lemon, chopped onion and mix farsan/sev/chiwda. Enjoy the misal pav..
Misal Pav is a popular street food from Maharashtra made with bean sprouts that is both easy and delicious. Misal is made from Usal, a spicy curry made using sprouts and topped with farsan (spicy fried snacks), onions and coriander leaves. It is served with toasted buttery pav bread with the side of crispy sev, finely chopped onions and a wedge. Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, India. It consists of misal (a spicy curry usually made from moth beans) and pav (a type of Indian bread roll).