Puneri Misal Paav

Ingredients

• For the Usal:
• 1 cup green gram/ moong sprout (here you can use combination of moong, matki, vatana, chana sprouts
• 0.5 cup dry green peas/ sukha vatana
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1 small tomato finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 5-7 curry leaves
• 1 cup water
• to taste Salt
• 1 cup poha/flattened rice soaked and drained(can use leftover cooked poha too)
• Dry masala for rasa:
• 4 tablespoon goda masala/garam masala/curry powder
• wet masala for rasa:
• 1 small onion chopped roughly for grinding to paste
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 cup coriander chopped
• 2 green chilies (or as per spice level required)
• 4 tablespoon oil
• 1.5 litre water
• 4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 lemon juice
• For assembling:
• 2 potatoes boiled and cubed
• 1/4 cup coriander finely chopped
• 1 cup Date syrup
• 1 cup farsan /mixture to sprinkle on top
• 6 pav/bun to serve with

Steps

1. Making usal: Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add curry leaves.
2. Add chopped onion and saute till translucent.
3. Add ginger garlic paste to it. and saute more.
4. Add chopped tomatoes and salt and cook till they are soft.
5. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala to it and saute for two minutes.
6. Add the mixed sprouts and add water to it.
7. Add the rest of salt and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
8. The usal is ready
9. Wet masala for rasa:
10. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and fry till translucent.
11. Add the goda masala and sauté for 4-5 minutes
12. Grind together onion, ginger garlic, green chilies and coriander to a fine paste.
13. Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes.
14. Add red chilli powder, salt and sugar. Mix well.
15. Add water and let it boil and cook for 12-15 minutes
16. Add lemon juice to it after the water starts boiling.
17. Once the oil separates, our rasa is ready
18. Assembling Misal: (per serving)in a deep bowl add two tablespoon of prepared usal.
19. Add two tablespoon of poha and some diced potatoes.
20. Pour 4-5 laddle full of rasa.
21. Add 2 tbsp of sweet date and tamarind chutney
22. Garnish with chopped onions, coriander and farsan
23. Puneri Misal is ready to be served with pav