Misal pav is a tasty Maharashtrian breakfast dish. Misal is a spicy masala curry made up of roasted onion, tomato, and dry coconut. It is a healthy and stomach-filling breakfast. We can even have it for lunch or dinner.
Serving misal in its traditional way makes it very tasty. In the serving bowl, misal is topped with chopped onion and farsan or sev or mix chivda.
In Mumbai, we can get vada pav and misal pav in any corner. Misal pav is a very healthy dish. If u do not want to consume pav or bread with misal. We can have it with chapati or bhakri as well.
Maharashtrian Misal Pav Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
For masala:
- 1 Onion [large]
- 5-6 Garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons Grated coconut
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tablespoon Oil
For curry:
- 2 cup Matki
- 2 teaspoons Red chili powder
- 2 teaspoons Garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Handful of coriander
- 3 tablespoons Oil
For serving:
- 1 onion
- Chopped coriander
- Farsan
- 6-10 Pav
Instructions
Soaking matki:
- Wash and Soak moth beans/matki in ample water for 5-6 hours.
- Drain water and tie it in a cotton cloth overnight.
- The next morning matki is ready for misal.
Masala for misal:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add onion slices to it. Saute for 5-7 minutes on medium flame.
- Add garlic cloves slices and 2 tablespoons of grated coconut to it. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add chopped tomato to it and saute for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Transfer it to a plate.
- Let it cool. Transfer this roasted masala to a grinder jar. Grind it for a minute.
- Add ½ cup of water to it and grind it again into a smooth paste.
How to make misal:
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil in the same pan. Add 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 2 teaspoons of garam masala and ¼th teaspoon of turmeric to it. Saute for a minute. Don’t burn the spices.
- Now add the ground masala to it and mix it well. Let it cook for 7-8 minutes on a medium flame by stirring occasionally.
- Once the masala is cooked, it starts releasing little oil. Now add 5 cups of water and matki to it, and let it boil on high flame.
- Once the water starts boiling, turn the flame to low and let it boil for 10-12 minutes
- Add chopped coriander to it. And turn off the flame.
Assembling / serving misal:
- Take a serving bowl. Add a ladle full of misal/cooked matki without curry in it.
- Add finely chopped onion and farsan on it.
- Now add curry and chopped coriander.
- Serve the hot misal with pav.
Nutrition
How To Make Maharashtrian Misal
Soaking matki:
- Wash and Soak moth beans/matki in ample water for 5-6 hours.
2. Drain water and tie it in a cotton cloth overnight.
3. The next morning matki is ready for misal.
Masala for misal:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add onion slices to it. Saute for 5-7 minutes on medium flame.
2. Add garlic cloves slices and 2 tablespoons of grated coconut to it. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
3. Now add chopped tomato to it and saute for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Transfer it to a plate.
4. Let it cool. Transfer this roasted masala to a grinder jar. Grind it for a minute.
5. Add ½ cup of water to it and grind it again into a smooth paste.
How to make misal:
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil in the same pan. Add 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 2 teaspoons of garam masala and ¼th teaspoon of turmeric to it. Saute for a minute. Don’t burn the spices.
2. Now add the ground masala to it and mix it well. Let it cook for 7-8 minutes on a medium flame by stirring occasionally.
3. Once the masala is cooked, it starts releasing little oil. Now add 5 cups of water and matki to it, and let it boil on high flame.
4. Once the water starts boiling, turn the flame to low and let it boil for 10-12 minutes
5. Add chopped coriander to it. And turn off the flame.
Assembling / serving misal:
- Take a serving bowl. Add a ladle full of misal/cooked matki without curry in it.
2. Add finely chopped onion and farsan on it.
3. Now add curry and chopped coriander.
4. Serve the hot misal with pav.
