Misal Pav is one of the most common street food in Maharahstra. I had heard a lot about the tasty misal pav from T. One weekend I decided to give it a shot. The dish came out very well and it is quite filling. I am not sure if it tasted like the original misal pav, but it did taste wonderful.

I have used only matki and moong in this dish. You could also add sprouted musoor as mentioned here.

Ingredients for usal:
1 cup sprouted matki (moth bean)
1 cup sprouted moong (green gram)
2 medium potatoes boiled and cut into cubes
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 medium size onions roughly chopped
10 garlic cloves
1-2″ piece ginger
10-15 mint leaves (pudina)
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
4-5 cloves
2-3 peppercorn
1″ cinnamon
1 tbsp tamarind pulp or to taste
salt to taste
sugar to taste

Other Ingredients:
1 heaped cup of chivda
1 heaped cup of fine sev
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup chopped onion
some freshly chopped coriander leaves for garnish
1 cup well beaten yogurt (optional)
Pav or bread

Method:
Cook the sprouted moong and matki. Make sure they cook nicely but are not mashed.

Grind the 1 medium onion along with ginger, garlic, mint and coconut to a fine paste. Grind the cumin, coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon and peppercorn to a fine powder.

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once they start popping, add asafoetida and turmeric powder. Then, add the ground paste. Fry on high heat for about 3 mins and then on medium heat till the raw smell is gone and the mixture oozes out oil.

Now, add the ground powder and fry for a minute. Once done, add the tamarind pulp, salt, sugar and mix well. To this, add the cooked moong and matki along with the potatoes. Add desired amount of water (2-3 cups). The gravy should not be too watery. Bring to a boil. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes on low flame.

To Assemble:
Place the misal in a plate/bowl. Add yogurt, chopped tomato, chopped onion. Add chivda and sev on top.

Serve hot with bread or pav… fried or as is!!

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