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Misal pav

An iconic street food from Maharashtra, made of sprouted beans or green lentils simmered in a very spicy sauce, topped with onions, crunchy farsan and lemon. It is eaten with soft little breads called pav.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Cook the sprouted beans in 500 ml of salted water with the turmeric for 15 minutes until tender, then drain them, keeping the cooking liquid.
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and brown the sliced onion for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and ginger.
  3. Stir in the diced tomatoes and the misal curry paste, then cook for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
  4. Add the drained beans, the tamarind, the garam masala and 200 ml of the cooking liquid, then simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Warm the pav breads in the oven for a few minutes or in a frying pan.
  6. In each bowl, pour the hot misal and add a handful of farsan, red onion rings and a little coriander.
  7. Squeeze lemon over the top and serve with the pav for dipping in the sauce.

Variations and tips

Milder version. Halve the misal curry paste and serve with plain yoghurt.

Using what's available here. Sprouted green lentils from an organic shop easily replace the mung beans.

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Original Ecomely recipe.