Misal Pav

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Ingredients

For sprout sabzi

1 cup Matki (or moth beans) sprouts
1 large onion
3 large garlic cloves crushed
2 tbsp peanuts soaked for atleast 4 hrs
1 medium potato,boiled and cubed
1 large tomato
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp oil
salt according to taste
1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro

For the hot curry(also called Kat)

List 1

1/4 cup grated dry coconut
2" cinnamon stick
3 cloves
4 pepper corns
1 1/4 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
6-7 dry hot red chilis

List 2

1 medium onion
4 garlic cloves
1 1/2 inch ginger
2 large tomatoes
1 tbsp tamarind concentrate
lime size jaggery
salt
4 tbsp oil
1 tbsp cilantro

Additional Ingredients while serving

2 cups farsan
1/2 cup fried poha chivda(optional)
1 medium onion chopped finely
1 lemon
cilantro for garnishing
6-8 pav


Method
  • Pressure cook the sprouted matki and peanuts  along with 1 1/ 2 cups water for 3 whistles.
  • In a kadhai heat a tbsp oil.When hot add the garlic,onions,fry until translucent.
  • Add the tomato cover and cook until tender.
  • Now add the sprouts+peanuts, potatoes, turmeric,chili powder,garam masala,cilantro, salt and 1/2 cup water.
  • Cover and cook for 5 mins,uncover and cook until dry.
  • In a pan heat a tbsp oil and fry all the ingredients in list 1 together until aromatic.
  • When cooled grind to a smooth paste.
  • In the same pan add another tbsp of oil and fry all the ingredients in list 2 together until onion and tomatoes are tender.When cooled grind to paste.
  • In the pan. add 2 tbsp oil add the pastes and fry until it leaves oil.
  • Add 2 cups of water,tamarind extract salt,jaggery,cilantro
  • .Boil it on low flame uncovered for 15 mins.The consistency of this hot curry should be liquid so add water if it turns thick.

While serving the plate consist of 2 pav, the hot curry in a bowl garnished with cilantro.and another bowl contains the sprouts sabzi. Finely chopped onions,farshan chivda and lemon are kept handy to add as needed.The hot curry is added to the sabzi as needed and this mixture is garnished with onion,farsan,chivda,cilantro and lemon juice.This hot and spicy misal is then had along with the pav.

Serve hot.

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