Misal Pav

Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, India. It consists of misal and pav. The final dish is topped with farsan, "farsan" or "sev", onions, lemon and coriander. It is usually served with bread or rolls toasted with butter and buttermilk or curd and papad

Preparation Time - 15 mins

Cooking Time - 20 mins

Total Time - 35 mins

Ingredients -

FOR PRESSURE COOKING:

2 cup moth beans / matki, sprouts

½ tsp salt

1 cup water

FOR MASALA PASTE:

2 tsp oil

2 inch ginger, roughly chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

¼ cup dry coconut / kopra

1 to mato, finely chopped

¼ cup water

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

3 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp jeera / cumin

few curry leaves

1 tsp red chilli pwoder

¼ tsp turmeric / haldi

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala 

small piece jaggery / gud

½ tsp salt

5 cup water

FOR SERVING

2 cup farsan / mixture

½ onion, finely chopped

2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped

6 pav

1 lemon, quarter

Recipe -

1. Take a large kadai heat 3 tbsp oil, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp jeera and few curry leaves, add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala.
2. saute on low flame till spices turn aromatic.
3. now add in prepared masala paste and saute well.
4. cook till the oil is released from masala paste.
5. Add in cooked matki, small piece jaggery and ½ tsp salt. give a good mix.
6. also add 5 cup water and adjust consistency.
7. cover and boil for 10 minutes or till misal is cooked completely.
8. once the misal is cooked, oil starts to float indicating misal is ready.
9. in a serving plate, take matki usal add some farsan over it.
10. Top with chopped onions and coriander leaves over it.
11. finally, serve misal with pav and lemon wedges making a complete misal pav recipe

@Manali's Recipe