Tuesday, July 26, 2016

How to make Misal Pav (bread)



Ingredients
1)      1 bowl sprouted moong (green gram).
2)      2 tsp oil
3)      ¼ tsp cumin seeds
4)      1 pinch of asafoetida
5)      2 cloves
6)      2 small pieces of cinnamon
7)      1 bay leaf
8)      2 tsp finely chopped onion
9)      1 inch ginger, 1 green chilli, 7-8 garlic cloves - grind the mixture and make paste
10)   tsp grated dry coconut, chopped 1 big or 2 medium onion in a grind the mixture and make fine paste
11)   10-12 curry leaf
12)   1 small tomato finely chopped
13)   2 small tomatoes. Puree them.
14)   ¼ tsp turmeric powder
15)   1 tsp red chilli powder 
16)   ¼ tsp goda masala  
17)   ½ tsp cumin (jeera) powder
18)   ½ tsp coriander powder
19)   1 tsp tamarind paste
20)   salt and sugar as per taste
21)   cups water or as required
22)   pav / bread for serving with misal




Method for cooking sprouted moong
1)      Heat oil in the pan.  Add cumin seeds and wait until they crackles. 
2)      Add hing (asafoetida) cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf.
3)      Add finely chopped onion and saute until it changes colour to light brown. 
4)      Add the paste of ginger, green chilli and garlic and saute for few seconds. 
5)      Add finely chopped tomato and saute for about 1 minute. 
6)      Add dry coconut+onion paste and saute until the raw smell goes off (or about 2/3 minutes). 
7)      Add 10-12 curry leaves, add tomato puree and saute for 1 minute. 
8)      Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, goda masala, add little water and saute well on a low heat for 1 minute or until the oil begins to separate. 
9)      Add 3 cups water and cooked moong. 
10)   Add tamarind paste, salt and  sugar as per taste and cook on a slow heat for 8-10 minutes. 
11)   When you can see that the oil begins to separate. Turn off the heat.

Preparation
First add only the (above) cooked moong to serving bowl. Add mix gathi farsan over it as needed.  
Add some finely chopped onions, coriander leaves and lime wedges. Serve with plain pav or bread. 

Tip

you can use mixed sprouts. For example -moong, moth bean, chana. You can add red chilli powder and tamarind paste as per taste.

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