Misal Pav

Misal pav is a popular mumbai street food. It is my family’s favourite dish. Misal” is a Marathi word which means “mixture”.Misal is a spicy curry made with mixed sprouts or moth beans and pav (laadi pav). Misal is garnished with mix farsan (mix chiwda) on the top and also some topped with onion & Lemon. Misal has two types – the thick spicy sprouted mixture, called Usal and the watery gravy, called Rassa. The gravy is either Laal Rassa (Red Gravy), Kala Rassa (Black Gravy) or Hirwa Rassa (Green Gravy). Tari is a spicy red oil that makes the dish look devouringly mouth-watering. All Misal’s are relished with pav, buttered or plain. When all these things come together, you have a wholesome, somewhat healthy dish called the Misal Pav. Every household has its own recipe; that you can easily make at home. This spicy and lip-smacking dish can be served for breakfast, and brunch and is healthy as well.

Ingredients

For Sprouting Moth Beans:

Sprouted moth beans/ matki-1 bowl

Water-2 cups

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Red chilli Powder- ½ tsp

Salt -1 tsp

For making Misal masala paste:

Dry Roast:

Dry coconut grated-¼ cup

Coriander seeds- 1tbsp

Pepper- 1 tsp

Jeera- 1 tsp

Cinnoman-1 stick

Cloves-3

For Frying:

Oil-1 tbsp

Cumin seeds

Mustard seeds

Redchillies-5

Ginger roughly chopped-2-inch

Garlic roughly chopped-4 Cloves

large Onions-1 sliced

large Tomato -1chopped

For making misal curry:

Oil-1 tbsp

Cumin seeds-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Red chili powder-1 tsp

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Roasted cumin powder-1 tsp

Salt per taste

For serving misal pav:

Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped-1/2 cup

 Lemon wedges-5to6

Bowl full of farsan

Method:

1.Rinse the mixed sprouts in a vessel with water.

2.Then wash them under running water and drain the water.

3.Put the mixed sprouts in the cooker along diced potato cubes, tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and a pinch of hing.

4.Pressure Cook the mixed sprouts up to 2 whistles with 3 cups water on low medium flame

For making misal masala paste:

1.Heat the wide bottom broad pan and dry roast the grated dry coconut on low flame, till it turns aromatic and golden brown in colour.

2.In the same pan, fry Pepper, clove, cinnamon, red chilly jeera and sauté till it splutters.   

3.In a Pan add oil heat and add the onions and sauté for 4 -5 mins till it becomes tender and then add tomatoes and cook until it turns soft and mushy.

4.Turn off the flame and wait for the mixture to cool down

5.Once cooled, transfer it to the same mixer jar in and blend  along with fried masala and onion it to form a smooth paste and keep aside.

 

For making misal gravy:

1.In a broad pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add jeera and let it splutter.

2.Add the masala paste into the pan and sauté for 7 to 8 mins on medium-low flame until the paste releases oil and starts leaving the sides of the pan.

3.Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, and garam masala and sauté on low flame till it turns aromatic.

4.Add in the pressure-cooked moth beans along with its water and salt as per taste and stir it occasionally on high flame for about 10 -12 minutes.

5.Once the misal gravy is cooked, oil starts floating on top and a red layer appearing on top is called tarri/kat which adds spicy flavour to misal.

6.Turn off the flame and garnish with fresh coriander leaves

For serving misal pav:

1.Take a deep bowl and add moth beans to form the base layer.

2.Now add finely chopped onions and 1 tbsp coriander leaves.

3.Top it with a handful of farsan and squeeze 1 tbsp lemon juice.

4.Finally, pour ladleful of Ras all over farsan and 1 tbsp coriander leaves.

5.Serve hot misal with fresh and spongy pav and lemon wedges.Enjoy!