By Nandini Bhushan*
Much like the Indian culture, the cuisine of India is blessed with an immense range of traditional as well as regional food. Depending upon the availability of local vegetables, fruits, Spices and herbs along with the climatic factor, Indian food varies in choices. Each state is influenced with these choices making them unique and distinctive from one another.
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Misal Pav
The vibrant and spicy misal pav is an iconic Maharashtrian street food that is equally enjoyed for breakfast. This fiery hot dish includes spicy sprouted bean curry or misal served with buns or pav topped with diced onion, coriander leaves along with crispy and flavourful farsan. A hearty meal, misal pav can be enjoyed at any time of day. A must try dish for spicy lovers since it’s so yummy that one can’t stop eating even when your tongue is on fire.
Ingredients
Sprout : 250 gms ( soaked overnight)
Garlic : 4 pods
Ginger : 1 inch
Onion : 1
Coconut : 2 tsp
Tomato : 1
Mustard Seed : 1 tsp
Cumin : 1 tsp
Curry leaves : 5 to 6
Asafoetida : a pinch
Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Misal powder : 4 tsp
Tamarind paste : 1 tsp
Jaggery : 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil : 3 to 4 tsp
Step 1
In a pan, heat oil and add hing along with mustard seed and let it splutter. Add cumin seed and curry leaves and once crackle, put the sliced onion and saute till translucent.
Step 2
Add the crushed ginger garlic along with grated coconut and saute on low heat for a couple of minutes. Put the tomatoes along with salt and let it soften. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and misal masala or goda masala and saute for a minute.
Step 3
Put the sprouts along with 4 to 5 cups of water. Let it boil on high heat. At this stage add tamarind paste and jaggery. Let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the sprout turns soft yet crunchy.
Step 4
Serve it hot,topped with onion, coriander leaves, farsan and a dash of lemon juice along with pav.
*Nandini Bhushan is a well-known food blogger
