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!
