Maharashtrian Special - Misal







     Misal Pav is a popular dish from Maharashtra, India. It consists of misal and pav. The final dish is topped with farsan or sev, onions, lemon and coriander. It is usually served with bread. I usually prepare this recipe on weekend as a change in recipe and wait for the next weekend for this recipe . Excite to share this recipe . Do try and share your experience.


Ingredients :

For pressure cooking :


  • * Matki (sprouts) - 2 cups
  • * Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • * Salt as per required
  • * Water - 1 cup

For Masala Grinding:


  • * Oil - 2 tsp
  • * Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 spoon 
  • * Onion -1
  • * Tomato - 1
  • * Dry coconut - 1/4 cup grated 
  • * Water - 1

Other Ingredients:


  • * Oil - 2 tsp
  • * Mustard - 1spoon
  • * Jeera - 1 tsp
  • * Curry leaves - 1
  • * Red chilly powder - 1 spoon
  • * Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
  • * Coriander seeds- 1 spoon
  • * Garam masala - 1spoon
  • * Small piece jaggery (1 inch)
  • * Salt - 1/4 spoon 
  • * 5 cup water (depends on Consistency )

For Serving :


  • Farsan - 1 cup 
  • Onion - 1/2 cup
  • Coriander leaves - 2 spoons
  • Bread - 5
  • Lemon - 1/2

Instruction for cooking : 


 * Take a large kadai, put oil in it when oil is heated mustard when it starts spluttering , add jeera , curry leaves .
* Add  turmeric powder, red chilly powder,  garam masala , mix it well ,see that dry masala are not burned and  keep on low flame till spices turn aromatic.
* Now add in prepared masala paste and mix well.
* Cook till the oil is released from masala paste.
* Add in cooked sprout matki , small piece jaggery and salt. Give a good mix.
* Also add 5 cup water and adjust consistency.
* Cover one lid  and boil for 10 minutes or till misal is cooked completely.
* Once the misal is cooked, oil starts to float indicating misal is ready.
* In a serving plate, take misal  gravy add some farsan over it , top with chopped onions and coriander leaves over it.
* Finally, serve misal with bread and lemon  .

Misal bread

do try if you enjoy please let us know without fail


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