Misal Pav -A famous Indian street snack filled with spices

Step 1

Soak the Dried yellow peas and matki overnight and cook them separately such that they are well cooked but not mushy.

Steps to Prepare the Masala :

Step 2

Take a frying pan. Add all of the ingredients listed under Masala Ingredients one by one, beginning with coriander, jeera, red chilies, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper.

Step 3

Dry roast all of these ingredients on medium heat until they emit a pleasant aroma. Roasting the ingredients thoroughly is a vital step because it improves the flavor and taste.

Step 4

After completing step 2, add 1/2 cup of sliced onion to this mixture and roast it with the other ingredients.

Step 5

To this, add 1 cup desiccated coconut and 1-2 ginger pieces, 4-5 garlic cloves, and dry roast all the ingredients till golden brown. Cool this mixture and Grind it into a fine paste.

Steps to Prepare the Misal Gravy:

Step 6

Heat oil in another pan or kadhai. Once the oil is heated crackle a tablespoon of mustard seeds and then add 8-10 curry leaves to it.

Step 7

Add one cup of finely chopped onion to this and cook on low heat until the onion turns golden brown.

Step 8

Stir in 1 tablespoon of red chili powder. You can use spicy red chili powder to enhance the taste.

Step 9

To this add the masala paste which we had prepared after dry roasting. Cook the Masala nicely, add a glass of water and cook further.

Step 10

Once the masala is cooked add the cooked yellow peas and matki to it and let it boil and cook. Add 2 cups of water. The gravy of missal is usually watery. Cook till you see oil separating and floating at the top.

Step 11

Hot and Spicy Misal is now ready to serve. Top it with Farsan, finely chopped onion, some lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy this delicious recipe with Pav.

4 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
4 Tbsp Cumin seeds /Jeera
10 Red chillies
2-4 pieces Cinnamon/Dalchini
6-8 nos Cloves / Lavang
2 Tsp Pepper / Kali Mirch
1 cup Onion
2 cup Desiccated Coconut or kopra
4 inch Ginger
8-10 cloves of garlic
6-8 Tbsp Oil
2 Tbsp Mustard seeds
10 nos Curry leaves
2 medium-sized finely chopped Onion
2 Tsp Red chilli powder
4-6 Lavangi red chilli
2 cups (soaked overnight and boiled) Dried yellow peas
2 cups (soaked overnight and boiled)Moth bean / Moong Matki
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves a handful to garnish
2 packet Farsan
2 Lemons

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Misal Pav

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