Misal Pav

      MISAL PAV( Mumbai street Food)
     

  

Misal Pav is a Maharashtrian dish made from sprouted moth beans, moong or mix beans with tomato gravy, onion ,a special goda masala and farsan. It is serve with side of pav.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total time : 30 mins             
Serving : 4 to 6


Ingredients:

• Moth beans , moong or mix beans - 1/2 cup (soak for 2 nights)
• Potato - 1 medium size ( boiled)
• Onion - 2 medium size (chopped)
• Tomato - 1 no. (paste)
• Tomato - 1 no. (chopped)
• Water - 2 1/2 cup
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp 
• Curry leaves - 4 to 6
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Ginger paste - 1 tsp
• Asafetida - 1/4 tsp 
• Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala or Goda masala - 2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
• Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
• Farsan or chiwda - 1 cup (for topping)
• Pav - 8 -10 nos.

Method:

• Take the sprouted moth beans, moong or mix beans in a pressure cooker and add  water it should cover sprouts  at least 1/2 inch above then add salt and tumeric powder. Close the pressure cooker lid and give 2 to 3 whistle. let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid.
•  Transfer the boiled sprouts in a sieve and keep that water. Do not discard this water we will use while using gravy .
• Take the boiled potato and cut it in cube shape.
• Now heat the oil in a pan on a medium flame. Once heat add asafetida and musturd seeds once musturd seeds crackle add cumin seeds , curry leaves.
• Now add chopped onion stir and saute till it turns brown in colour. 
• Now add ginger and garlic paste stir and saute till the raw aroma of ginger and garlic goes away.
•  Now add tomato paste , coriander powder, chilli powder and garam or goda masala , salt  and tamarind pulp. Cook for 3 to 4 mins .Saute till aroma of tamarind goes away.
• Now add sproutes and potato mix it well.
• Now stir and add kept water.
•  Cook for 8 to 10 mins on a low flame with occasional stirring.
• After that it cooks add few drops of lemon juice mix it well.
• Lastly garnish with chopped onion,tomato, coriander leaves and farsan or chiwda.
• Serve it with pav