Misal Pav Recipe-How to make Misal Pav

Misal pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra. Misal is a spicy dish usually prepared with moth beans and served with pav buns. As misal is usually spicy, it is served with buttermilk. Misal pav can be had as a snack or breakfast or as a light lunch. Today we will learn how to make misal pav following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

How to make Misal Pav

How to make Misal Pav

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Street Food
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar Ingredients needed

Dry Moth beans/madki – 1/2 cup
Pav Buns – 4

For Grinding

   Onions – 2 medium size
   Dry coconut – 1/2 cup (flat)
   Garlic – 5 cloves
   Ginger – 1 inch piece
   Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
   Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp
   Hing – a generous pinch
   Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
   Tomato – 2 big

Spice Powder

   Chilli powder – 1 tsp
   Kolapuri Misal pav masala powder – 2-3 tsp
   Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp

For the seasoning

   Oil – 3-4 tbsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Cumin Seeds – 3/4 tsp

For Garnishing

   Chivda/mixture
   Coriander leaves
   Onion finely chopped
Fresh Lemon Juice

Preparations

Wash and soak 1/2 cup moth beans overnight. Then wash again the next morning, drain the water completely and leave it to sprout. Check how to sprout beans.

Now add salt, turmeric powder, a cup of water and pressure cook the moth sprouts for 2 whistles.

Once the pressure subsides, open the cooker and strain the water from the cooked moth beans. Keep the water/stock and the cooked sprouted moth beans aside.

Heat 2 tsp of oil and saute the dry coconut until it turns golden brown. Remove from the pan and keep it aside.

Heat another 3 tsp of oil and saute onion, ginger, garlic until onions turn light brown. Then add coriander seeds and cumin seeds and saute until they get roasted.

Once the mixture cools, grind it to a smooth paste with little water along with chopped tomato, turmeric powder, hing and few coriander leaves.

Our masala paste is ready.

Method

Heat 3-4 tbsp oil (yes, you need this much oil for making this gravy), add cumin seeds and mustard seeds, when it splutters, reduce the heat to low, add red chilli powder and misal pav masala powder (available ready made). Mix well and cook for a few seconds.