Misal Pav

Misal Pav is a very popular breakfast  dish in Maharashtra. Misal is Usal topped with farsan & chopped onions served hot with pav/bread. Usually misal is made from matki/moth beans but I prefer making it with mixed sprouts.This is my version of making usal we prepare usal in two ways with & without coconut here I have posted the one without coconut .

Ingredients:
for the usal
1 cup boiled sprouts
1 tomato chopped
1 onion chopped finely
1 .5tsp kashmiri chilli powder/as needed
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida
 1 tsp jaggery optional
a sprig of curry leaves
4-5 garlic crushed
1 tbsp oil.
salt to taste.

For the misal 
1 cup farsan/chivda/Mixed Mixture
1/2 chopped onion
Pav/Bread
Slice of lime as needed.

Method:

• Heat oil in a vessel add cumin ,mustard seeds Once they crackle add curry leaves& hing.
• Then add crushed garlic and fry for 2-3 min.
• Then add chopped onions and fry over medium heat till soft & translucent.
• Put the chopped tomatoes and fry till soft.
• Mix in the chilli powder and all the powder masalas.
• Mix the boiled sprouts ,salt, jaggery and add about 1/4-1/2  cup water and let it come to nice boil.

Assembling the misal.
Take the usal in a bowl /Plate ,top it with farsan & chopped onions .
Serve it with pav & slice of lime.