

Maharashtrian
Misal Pav
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Serves: 4 people
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Spice Level: Medium
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Sprouted moth beans (matki) (2 cups)
- Onion, chopped (1 cup)
- Tomatoes (tamatar), chopped (1 cup)
- Cumin seeds (jeera) (1 tsp)
- Mustard seeds (sarson) (1 tsp)
- Ginger–garlic paste (adrakh lasun) (1 tbsp)
- MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder (1 tsp)
- MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder (2 tbsp)
- MTR Garam Masala (1 tbsp)
- MTR Dhaniya/Coriander Powder (1 tbsp)
- Salt (to taste)
For Garnish
- Farsan or sev (1/2 cup)
- Onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- Lemon wedges (nimbu) (4)
- Coriander leaves (hara dhaniya), chopped (1/4 cup)
- Pav (bread) (6–8 pieces)
Method
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, and mustard seeds; let them splutter. Next, add in the chopped onion and MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder. Sauté this mixture together for 3–4 mins.
- Add ginger–garlic paste and sprouted moth beans. Sauté the mixture until the moth beans are well roasted.
- Stir in all the dry masala powders, salt and tomatoes, cook until the mixture softens.
- Add 2–3 cups of water and cook on a low flame for 15 mins or until the moth beans are fully cooked.
- Place the prepared misal in a bowl, garnish with onions and farsan and serve with lemon wedges and pav.