Misal Pav - Maharastrian Cuisine

This recipe is my entry to the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni. For the month of November, I have paired with Veena krishna kumar who blogs at " https://veenasvegnation.com" and the ingredients given by her are chillies and Sprouts.

I am really excited about this month's challenge as I love to try recipes from Maharastrian cuisine. Me and my children are great fans of Pav Bhaji!

With the given ingredients, I thought of preparing "Misal Pav"; one of the traditional and popular street food of Maharashtrian cuisine. Though it is a breakfast food, it is best to have throughout the day.

Traditional Misal pav is a spicy lentil curry made with either sprouted moth beans or mixed sprouts and served with Pav bread.

As moth bean is not available in my place; i tried using moong sprouts. 

Try this simple and tasty version of Misal Pav and give your feedback!

PREP TIME

15 min

COOK TIME

45 mintues

TOTAL TIME 

 1 hr

                                                                                                                                                   

Recipe for Misal Pav

Recipe type: Main course /Snack

Cuisine:  Maharashtra 

Serves: 3  to 4 (approximately)

Ingredients:

Moong sprouts / mixed sprouts- 2 cups
Potato - 1 medium sized
Onion - 1(finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 small(finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Green chilli -  2 (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
Corriander powder - 1 tsp
Garammasala powder - 1 tsp
Sugar  / jaggery - 1 or 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt- as required
Water - 2 to 3 cups 
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp(chopped)

To Serve Misal Pav:

Pav buns - 10 no.
Chopped onion
chopped tomatoes
Mixture
Lemon juice
Coriander leaves

Directions:

Pressure cook sprouts along with cubed potato, turmeric powder, salt and water for about 2 to 3 whistle or till it becomes soft.

Heat oil in a pan, season it with mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once it crackles add chopped onion. Saute well till it becomes slight brown in colour.

Add ginger and garlic paste and chopped chilli.  Mix well till the raw smell goes.

After that add tomatoes, salt and all spice powders.  Saute well.

Once it is done, add sprouted moong beans and water.  Mix well and allow to boil. 

Add sugar or jaggery to enhance the taste.  Give it a mix.

Once it started to boil, reduce the flame and allow to cook for another 10 minutes.

At last add coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

To serve Misal Pav:

Serve the moong sprouts gravy / Usal in a bowl, top it with mixture / Sev, over that garnish with chopped onion, tomato and chopped corriander leaves.  Atlast  drizzle it little lemon juice.

Serve this along with Pav buns and relish😋😋😋