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Maharashtrian
Misal Pav
Recipe: Recreate This Popular Street Food At Home

35 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
20
Ingredients
Vegan
Diet
When it comes to Indian street food, pani puri and vada pao may take the top spot in the popularity index, but misal pav is not far behind. A complete meal, misal pav features a spiced vegetable-and-sprouts curry (misal) with buttered bread rolls (pao). Commonly found in Maharashtra, this dish is incomplete without the crunchy topping of farsan or thick sev. With this misal pav recipe, you can recreate this spicy, crunchy street food at home.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
2 cupsMixed sprouts
¾ tspMustard seeds
¾ tspCumin seeds
⅛ tspHing
6 tbspCoriander leaves (chopped)
1½ tspGinger-Garlic paste
1 + ¼ cupOnion (finely chopped)
1 + ¼ cupTomatoes (finely chopped)
¼ tspTurmeric
1-2 tspRed chilli powder
2 tbspGoda Masala
4 cupsWater
3 tbspOil
1 tspTamarind paste
to tasteSalt
8Pav buns
2 tbspButter
1Lemon (sliced)
½ cupFarsan/Thick Sev

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Directions

Description - Step 1

Make the misal base

Heat oil in a pan. Keep the heat on a low flame and add mustard and cumin seeds. Once they start to splutter, add the curry leaves and sautè till they turn crisp. Next, add the hing and onions. Sauté till the onions turn translucent. In the end, add the ginger-garlic paste and sautè till the raw smell goes away.

Step 1
Make the misal base
5-7 minutes
Step 2
Add the tomatoes
3-5 minutes
Step 3
Add the sprouts
12 minutes
Step 4
Cook the pav
3-5 minutes