Misal Pav is a popular Marathi dish from Maharashtra, India. The main ingredients for this is misal which is a spicy curry made from sprouted Moth bean (Matki), Pav or Indian bun and topped with Farsan – a spicy mixture of various savouries made out of gram flour, peanuts, and pulses and chopped onion and coriander leaves.

There are many variants of Misal Pav based on the locations they originated in. There is Puneri Misal, Nashik Misal and a super spicy Kolhapuri Misal. The main secret to the unique taste of the Misal is Goda masala. A traditional maharashtrian masala made from many spices – some roasted, some dried and some fried in oil.

Below is my recipe of Misal Pav. Hope you will like it.

Serves:	4
Preparation Time:	15 minutes
Cooking Time:	30-35 minutes

Ingredients:

1. Matki / Moth bean – 200 g
2. Onion (big) sliced – 2
3. Tomato (big) roughly chopped – 1
4. Ginger roughly chopped – 1 inch
5. Garlic cloves – 4-5
6. Cooking Oil – 6-7 tbsp
7. Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
8. Kashmiri red chill powder – 2 tbsp
9. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
10. Goda masala / Garam masala – 1 1/2 tbsp
11. Dry coconut grated – 1/4 cup
12. Coriander leaves – handful
13. Salt – to taste

Ingredients (To Garnish):

1. Chopped onion – 1-2
2. Chopped coriander – handful
3. Lemon cut into quarters – 1
4. Farsan – 200 g

Method:

1. Take Sprouted Moth in a pressure cooker and add 1 glass of water. Add 1/2 tsp salt and turmeric to it. Cook on medium flame for 1-2 whistles. Do not overcook.
2. Roast grated coconut in a pan till it turns brown and keep aside.
3. Add 2 tbsp cooking oil to the pan and add sliced onion, ginger, garlic and sauté it till the onions turn light brown.
4. Add tomatoes and cook it for 4-5 minutes on medium flame or till the tomatoes are soft.
5. Once done, let it cool and add it to a mixer jar. Add roasted coconut and grind to make a smooth paste.
6. Add 4-5 tbsp oil in the pan and add the paste. Then coriander powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, goda masala and salt to it. If you don’t have goda masala, add garam masala to it. Sauté the paste and spices till oil is separated from the mixture.
7. Add the boiled moth to the mixture. Add approximately 3 glass of water to it. Mix everything well and cook on medium flame for 7-10 minutes.
8. Once cooked, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
9. Serve hot with Pav, Farsan (Light Mixture), chopped onions and lemon.