Misal Pav
Misal Pav is such a popular delicious street food dish from the State of Maharashtra. Spicy and aromatic sprouts misal with buttery pav/bread and topped with farsan or sev.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 Dried red chilies soaked in hot water Kashmiri chilies
- 4 tbsp neutral oil, divided
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- ½ cup medium onion chopped
- 1 small tomato chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh or dry coconut
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/8 tsp hing or asafoetida
- 2 curry leaves
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander-cumin powder
- 2 tsp goda masala
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp jaggery or brown sugar optional
- 2 cups Matki beans sprouts boiled
- Chopped onions, chopped cilantro, lemon wedges and Farsan/sev to serve
Instructions
- Soak dry red chilies in hot water for few minutes 5-10 mins approx.
- In a pan, take some oil and once oil is hot, add garlic, onions, tomato and coconut. Saute the mixture until it starts browning. Remove it and blend once it cools down along with soaked dry chilies. Set aside.
- Heat some oil in pot or deep pan on medium. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida. Immediately add the blended mix and add all the dry spices – red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, goda masala or garam masala and salt to taste. Add jaggery also to the mix.
- Add boiled matki beans and add 2 cups of water. Let the mixture simmer and come to boil. Adjust the consistency of liquid to your taste. It should have some liquid base.
- Garnish with some chopped cilantro leaves. Serve with a side of lemon, chopped onions, sev/farsan, pav and yogurt.
Notes
- Goda Masala is easily available in Indian grocery stores. You can add garam masala also.
- Serve the farsan/sev and other toppings on the side. It becomes soggy if you add it before serving and helps people customize it according to their taste.
- Matki beans can be easily steamed in a pot with some water. It takes only 15-20 minutes. In instant pot, add them once you add the blend and dry spices and cook it on manual pressure for 6 minutes. Do NPR.
- Pressure cooker – cook it for 1 whistle and keep the flame on slow for 8 minutes.