MISAL PAV

Misal pav  is an authentic Maharashtrian snacks , Recently we visited Pune  there we ate this snack and learnt how to make as it is easy to make and a tasty snack I thought that I should try this so I took the recipe. 

When a curry or dry curry cooked with beans sprouts it's called Usal .as you cook with vegetables it is called bhaji . Misal in more traditional way is to cook Usal little watery to dunk the bread.

Ingredients - for four people 

For Usal - 

2 cups moth beans [matki]

2 tsp Maharastrian goda masala or garam masala 

1 tsp chilli powder [ as required ]

1 tsp jagerry or suger [ as required ]

salt 

For rassa [ another curry for misal ] 

3 potatoes 

2 medium sized onions 

2 tsp goda masala or garam masala 

2 tsp tamarind pulp 

3 tsp chilli powder [ as required spice ]

salt 

1/2 tsp oil 

For plating - 

Faran / mixture of any 

Chivda [ if there ]

1 small onion finely chopped 

finely chopped cilantro springs 

Method = 

Soak moth beans over night ,next day , drain water and leave to sprout for another 5 - 6 hrs .

Remove and wash sprouted beans , 

Heat a pan with tsp of oil add mustard seeds when start splittering add tumeric powder and asafoedia /hing and add sprouted beans [or ] mixed sprouted beans [ we will get in market .Add some water and cook 

When they become soft add garam masala or goud masala ,jaggery , salt , chilli powder saute well and cook for some time 5 - 10 mint's .

While  frying add ground nuts along with oil when we give talimpu at the beginning .

Usal is ready 

For rassa = 

In another Pan add oil 1/2 tsp  addmustard seeds when splutter , add tumeric and asafotedia / hong add chopped onions when they become transparent add chopped finely potato pieces and saute for few sec's 

Add 2 cups of water and cook until soft or tender .

Add maharastrian masala or garam masala ,tamarind pulp,salt, red chilli powder and jaggery and mix well cook for few sec's [ if water is less add water of 1/2 more cup ]

rassa is ready 

Now plating = 

In a serving cup or plate first you keep faran or mixture of any type of  11/2 ladle and pour usal of 3/4 ladle , and potato rassa  3/4 or 1/2 ladle and garnish with chopped onion or coriander on the top and serve hot / immediately with fried pav with butter or non fried pav plain .

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