If you are craving something spicy then, you should try making Misal Pav. Misal from Maharashtra is known for its high spice content and is served with bread rolls known as Misal Pav. It is made with different spices and served along with bread rolls and sauces.
Misal is a popular spicy dish in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Misal is a Marathi word that means ‘mixture’. The dish is mostly eaten for breakfast or as a midday snack or sometimes as a one-dish meal, often as part of misal pav. Misal is also a very popular Indian street food. The dish is always served hot.
To make Misal Pav, heat oil in a pan and add mustard seed into it. Then, add curry leaves, green chilies, ginger, and onions to it and roast them for some time. Add sprouts, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and coriander powder and mix. Then, add asafetida powder, salt, and water and cook on high flame until water dries. Serve it with bread rolls.
This was just an overview of the recipe. Find the complete recipe below. There are other street food recipes that we’ve covered that you should also check as well.
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Maharashtrian Misal Pav Recipe
Equipment
- Pan
- Serving Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 7 Dried Curry Leaves
- 2 units Chopped
- 1 tsp Chopped Ginger
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 1 cup Sprouts
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- ½ tsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Asafetida Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 cup Water
- 4 Bread Rolls
Instructions
- Add oil to a pan and heat it.
- Add mustard seeds to it and wait until they pop. Now, add curry leaves, green chillies, ginger, and onion. Roast all of it for some time.
- Now add sprouts, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and coriander powder. Mix it all.
- Now, add asafetida powder, salt, and water. Cook it on a high flame.
- After the water dries, transfer it to a serving bowl.
- Cut the bread rolls into two halves. Melt butter in a pan and fry them in it.
- Serve the Misal with the fried bread rolls, sliced lemons, and chutney.