Misal Pav Recipe
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About Misal Pav Recipe: A much-loved Maharashtrian curry that is a spicy melange of potatoes, freshly made spice paste and sprouted beans. Goes best with pav, it is usually served at the breakfast table but also makes for a light meal in itself.
- Total Cook Time1 hr 25 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time1 hr 10 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium

Ingredients of Misal Pav
- For paste of gravy/sauce:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup tomato, chopped
- 3/4 cup coconut, grated
- To make gravy/sauce (Kat in Marathi):
- 3 tbsp oil
- spice paste (as above)
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp red chilli paste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon & clove powder
- 3 cups water (or as required to adjust the consistency)
- To make usal:
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1/2 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- 1 1/2 cups steamed matki (moth) (soaked overnight)
- 1 cup potato (cut into square pieces), boiled
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon-clove powder
- 1 lime juice
- 3 cups water (or as required)
- to taste salt
- For garnishing:
- onion, chopped
- Mix dry farsan
- coriander, chopped
- To serve with: Paav, slice of lemon
How to Make Misal Pav
HideShow MediaPrepare paste:
Prepare gravy/sauce ('Kat' in Marathi):
Prepare Usal:
Prepare Misal:
Key Ingredients: oil, ginger paste, garlic paste, onion, tomato, coconut, oil, spice paste (as above), salt, red chilli paste, garam masala, turmeric powder, cumin-coriander powder, cinnamon & clove powder, water (or as required to adjust the consistency), oil, garlic paste, ginger paste, hing (asafoetida), steamed matki (moth) (soaked overnight), potato (cut into square pieces), turmeric powder, garam masala, cinnamon-clove powder, lime juice, water (or as required), salt, onion, Mix dry farsan, coriander,
Recipe Notes
You may also take mix sprouts to make usal.
The farsan can be substituted with Chivda as well.