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.
Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, made with moth beans / Spouts.
The spicy gravy is served with pav.
You can have Misal Pav using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Misal Pav
- It's of moth bean sprouts.
- It's of Potatoes, cubed.
- Prepare of large or medium onion, finely chopped.
- It's of green chilies, chopped.
- Prepare of garlic.
- It's of ginger.
- You need of mustard seeds.
- You need of cumin seeds.
- You need of curry leaves.
- Prepare of Goda masala or kala masala.
- Prepare of Turmeric powder.
- It's of Red chilli powder.
- Prepare of coriander powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder.
- It's of tamarind, soaked in water.
- You need of kokums.
- You need of water or add as required.
- It's of oil.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need of Misal pav (bread rolls) or bread slices as required.
- It's of finely chopped onions.
- Prepare of finely chopped tomatoes (optional).
- It's of thick sev or farsan (chiwda), fried savory snack mixture.
- You need of lemon or lime quartered or diced.
- It's of chopped coriander leaves.
- You need of fresh curd or yogurt, beaten, optional.
Serve misal immediately with laddi pavs and lemon wedges. 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..
This misal pav recipe is close to the traditional method. 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). The final dish is topped with farsan or sev, onions, lemon and coriander (cilantro). It is usually served with bread or rolls toasted with butter and buttermilk or curd and papad. मिसळपाव.कॉमवर प्रकाशित झालेले सर्व प्रकारचे नवीन साहित्य येथे बघता येईल.