Misal Pav - Spicy peas Gravy served with Buns

Misal pav is the famous maharastrian snack , consists of misal a spicy peas gravy and pav which means Buns.

Misal pav was the recipe for the SNC challenge of december.  Check about the snc here.

  I had already made many chaat , didn’t tried this delicious misal. When I first say this recipe as challenge , I thought it will be difficult to make , but it was easy .

 I prepared it for dinner and everyone in my family loved this recipe.

 I served the misal  along with the homemade wheat pav. This makes a healthy dinner.

Requirements :

White peas sprouts – 1 cup

Oil – 3 tbs

Chilly powder  - 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Amchur powder  - ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

To grind :

Onion - 3

Garlic - 4

Ginger – 1’’ piece

Tomato  - 2 large

Green chilly – 2

Grated coconut – ¼ cup

To serve :

Wheat pav – 8

Farshan / Mixture – 1 cup

Chopped onion – ½ cup

Coriander leaves - few

Method :

Soak the white peas overnight.

Drain the water and pressure cook the peas with required water for one whistle.

Heat a tbs oil in a kadai , add the to grind ingredients one by one. 
Add the onion , garlic and ginger , sauté well.

Add the green chillies and sauté for another minute.

Add the chopped tomato and sauté for another minute.

Now add the fresh coconut and sauté till the coconut becomes dry.

Let it cool and grind into a smooth paste.

 In the pan , heat the remaining oil , add the cumin seeds and let it splutter in low flame.

Add the dry masalas like chilly powder , coriander powder , garam masala and amchur powder. Stir well for a minute or till raw smell leaves. Take care not to burn the masalas.

Add the grounded masala and sauté well.

Add the required salt and mix well.

Add about two cups or more water and allow to boil for few minutes.

Add the cooked peas and let it cook for few minutes till it reaches the gravy consistency.

This gravy is called as usal.

This can be served as it is with roti / pav.

To make misal the following steps are to be made.

For serving :

Pour a portion of the usal in to a serving bowl, sprinkle chopped onion , farshan and coriander leaves along with toasted pav buns. Serve immediately.

Note :

Cooking the peas for more than one whistle will make it messy.

Sprinkle the farshan just before serving to retain its crunchy texture.