Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Serves : 5 members
Description
Though me being a great foodie and my life revolves around food , there are so many authentic Indian recipes that I am not aware of. The mighty misal pav is one dish. A few months back , a fellow gym mate of mine mentioned about it as she is from Mumbai. I didn’t know head or tail of what this dish might be like. She explained to me in detail with both of us walking in the treadmill. The garnishing with farsha ( mixture) excited me. Gave it a try the next day for breakfast with my friends recipe. Awesome taste with layers of textures was tasty and a new addition to my breakfast menu’s at home.
Ingredients for the misal
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Green gram sprouts | 1 and a 1/2 cups |
| Onion | 2 chopped |
| Tomato | 1 chopped |
| Ginger and garlic paste | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Salt | to taste |
| Oil | 1 tablespoon |
| Coriander leaves | few chopped |
| Buns | 4 |
| Butter | 2 tablespoons ( optional ) |
Ingredients to grind
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Turmeric powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Red chilly powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Coriander powder | 1 tablespoon |
| Gram masala powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Black cardamom | 1 |
| Cloves | 2 |
| Green cardamom | 1 |
| Cinnamon | 1/8 inch piece |
| Bay leaf | 1 |
| Star anise | 1 small |
| Coconut grated | 1 tablespoon |
| Sesame seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Cumin seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Pepper corns | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Stone flower | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Ajwain | a pinch |
Garnishing ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Onion | 1 chopped |
| Coriander leaves | few chopped |
| Mixture | 1 cup |
| Lime wedges | few |
Method
- Boil the green gram sprouts with salt to taste and enough water to cooked well.
- Grind all the ingredients together under the to grind section along with little water to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil, add onions and sauté to translucent. Top with ginger and garlic paste and sauté to crisp.
- Add the tomato and sauté to juicy and until oil separates. Top with the ground masala paste and sauté until raw smell vanishes. Pour the boiled green gram with water in it. Mix well and cook further for five minutes.
- Once the raw smell has gone and it gets to a gravy consistency, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat.
How to serve
- Garnish the cooked misal with a garnish of chopped onions, chopped coriander leaves and mixture. Squeeze a lemon wedge over and serve with butter toasted hot buns.
