Misal Pav recipe for a traditional Maharashtrian dish

Ingredients:

1 cup Mixed sprouts (Moth, Green Moong, White Peas, Green Peas or any beans of your choice) 

2 Big Onion Chopped (1 finely sliced for gravy paste & 1 finely chopped) 

1 Tomato Finely chopped 

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste 

2 tbsp Grated Coconut 

6-7 leaves of Curry Leaves 

2 pinch Asafoetida (Hing) 

1/2 tsp Turmeric 

1 tsp Coriander Powder 

1 tsp Cumin Powder 

1 tsp Garam masala Powder 

Red Chili as per taste 

Salt as per taste 

Oil as required 

For  Accompaniment 

1 big Onion finely chopped 

Coriander leaves 

1 Lemon cut into haves 

Farsan/ Sev 

Preparation:

1. Boil the mixed sprouts with Turmeric and Salt.  

2. In a Non stick pan, heat 1 tsp oil, fry garlic-ginger paste. Add chopped onions and saute till it turns golden brown followed by grated Coconut.   

3. When coconut turns golden brown, add chopped tomato, coriander powder & cumin powder. Fry well - Grind it to paste once its cool. (Reserve 2 tbsp paste).  

4. Heat 1 tbsp oil, add the remaining masala paste & saute it for 2-3 minutes, add 3 cup of water and let it boil for 8-10 minutes, till the oil appears on the surface . (If you like the misal really spicy, heat 1 tsp oil, remove from flame and add red chili powder, pour this oil & chili over the gravy as tempering. 

5. Heat 1 tbsp Oil, add curry leaves, asafoetida, Cumin Seeds,  add onion, add chili powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, Garam masala powder Add boiled sprouts and also the reserved paste. Let it cook for 5-6 minutes. Sprinkle coriander leaves 

6. Serve hot with the Pav, Onion and Lemon along with Farsan.

Recipe and Images contributed by Kavita Menon