Misal Pav is one of the most popular street food from Maharashtra .Misal is a delicious dish made with sprouts ,the gravy is then topped with farsan /mixture ,chopped onions and served with lemon wedge and pav/dinner rolls. Misal can either be made of mixed sprouts or only with moth/matki .

I have shared misal recipe already in the blog long time ago where i have used mixed sprouts,which happens to be our family favourite. Today i am sharing a comparatively quicker version of misal using my homemade Goda Masala using mung and matki sprouts. I don't  make Kat or separate rassa to serve with. It taste as good as the one made with  elaborate coconut masala . And the best thing is you do not need any store brought misal masala to make this .

Zhanzhanit misal pav makes an awesome breakfast/brunsh but I enjoy it for dinner as well :😋I love it so much ..Misal is not only delicious but quite filling too .

Ingredients
250 gm mung and matki sprouts
2 onion chopped finely
1 big or 2 medium tomato
1 tsp goda masala
1 red chilli powder
1/2 tsp kanda lasun masala
Sprig of curry leaves
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3 to 4 crushed garlic
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
oil 2tbsp

For serving
Ladi pav
mix farsan/mixture
lemon wedge
chopped onion
coriander leaves

method
Boil the sprouts/Mung and matki/moth and keep aside .
Chop onions and tomatoes fine .

Heat a vessel add oil once hot add curry leaves followed by cumin and mustard seeds ,allow it to crackle .
Then add crushed garlic saute for a min or 2
Add the chopped onion and the ginger garlic paste and  saute till they turn soft and the raw smell vanishes .
Now add the chopped tomatoes and saute until mushy.
Add the chilli powder and saute  .
Saute till the oil releases .
Also add kanda lasun masala turmeric powder and the boiled sprouts with the water and let it come to a nice boil .
Add salt and Goda masala powder.

Add more salt if needed. 

Remove the gravy aside to serve with the misal.

In a plate put some sprouts masala then add chopped onion and farsan/mixture 

And garnish with coriander leaves and serve with pav and lemon wedge .

Enjoy it hot for breakfast brunch or dinner .

  You can also add fried potato cubes while you serve .
adjust the amount of chilli powder according to your taste buds
kanda lasun masala is very spicy so just a small quantity is enough,its purely optional though.
Link to my homemade Goda Masala recipe 

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Surti undhiyoo/undhiyu is a very popular mixed vegetable dish prepared by the Gujarati's  mostly in Winters .Undhiyoo is a delicious preparation of many veggies available during winters .Undhiyoo/Surti Undhiyu is a rich and delicious dish which is served with puri or phulkas .The veggies are stuffed with flavourful masala and cooked over low flame.Traditionally its cooked in earthern pots sealed and placed upside down in fire pit dug in ground .But these days it can be cooked easily in thick bottomed vessels over low flame or in pressure cooker to fasten the process.

Undhiyoo has 2 versions  Kathiyawadi and Surti Undhiyoo ,the one I am sharing and i always make is Surti Undhiyoo ,where the masala is stuffed in the vegetables and then slow cooked .Both Kathiyawadi and Surti undhiyoo taste equally delicious but somehow I always prefered surti undhiyoo.

Making undhiyoo is easy though the process is lengthy its totally worth it.With prior prep making undhiyoo gets easier .Undhiyoo is best served with hot pooris and chilled shrikhand .Do give this amazing dish a try before the winter veggies needed to make this vanishes from the market.

ingredients

1/2 cup surti papdi

1/2 cup valor papdi

1/2 cup tuvar lilva

1 sweet potato cut in cubes

8 to 10 baby potatoes

150 gm purple yam/kand

150 gms fresh tuver/ fresh pigeon peas 

asafoetida

 Make criss cross slit on the base of brinjal and also make slit for the potato.

Peel and rinse the veggies and keep aside.

ingredients and method for making Muthia

1 cup methi chopped

1 cup gram  flour/besan

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp green chilli garlic paste

1/4 tsp turmeric powder/ haldi

pinch of baking soda

salt to taste

oil to deep fry 

Method

In a bowl take chopped methi/fenugreek leaves ,add besan ,chiili paste,chilli powder haldi salt and 1 tbsp water .

Apply some oil to your plams and shape them into balls .

Heat oil to deep fry

Once hot fry the muthias over low medium flame until brown.

Remove on an absorbent paper to drain excess oil .

Ingredients and Method for the stuffing masala
1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
1/3 cup peanut coarsely crushed
1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tsp chilli ginger paste
1/4 cup coriander leaves
50 gm fresh green garlic chopped fine both garlic and greens
1 tsp lemon juice/as needed
1 to 2 tsp sugar
Mix it all together in  a bowl and keep aside .
Stuff the masala stuffing in the brinjal and the potatoes.

Making the undhiyoo
You can slow cook it in a thick bottomed kadhai or a vessel I use pressure cooker to make this.
Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pressure cooker vessel ,add 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida.
Add the stringed beans the valor and surti papdi and the fresh tuver .
Saute for 2 to 3 mins.
Add the sweet potato and the purple yam and saute.
Also add the remaining coconut masala.
Then add 1tsp chilli powder ,1/2 tsp coriander cumin powder ,1/4 tsp turmeric powder and  1 1/12 cup water mix well .
Now arrange the stuffed vegetables and the muthia over this.
Close the pressure cooker with the lid and cook for 2 to 3  whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid .
Gently mix the with the spatula.

garnish with fresh grated coconut and chopped coriander .

serve with pooris.

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Waffles are Classic Breakfast/Brunch dish  popular all over the world .Waffles are either drizzled with Maple syrup and served with a blob of butter or with chocolate sauce and some chopped fruits. I prefer the one with nutella which I am a sharing today .
Fluffy and light inside golden outside with crisp edges these Waffles are absolute delight.

No more buying box waffle mixes .This recipe is fail proof and gives you fluffy centered and crispy edges waffles.Using basic pantry ingredients you can make the most amazing waffles in the comforts of your home and make your loved ones happy.

Enjoy hot waffles with maple syrup or lots of nutella with choice of chopped fruits and some nuts or chocolate chips and your kids will just love them..

ingredients
1 cup flour
1 egg*
3/4 cup milk (room temperature )
1 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp powdered sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt if using unsalted butter

method

• Sift flour with baking powder and keep aside
• In a bowl mix sifted flour and powdered sugar
• Add egg ,milk, melted butter vanilla essence and whisk to a lump free batter
• Preheat the waffle maker and brush some  butter or oil .
• Pour the batter and close the waffle maker
• Cook until golden brown ,it may take around 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve hot  drizzled with maple syrup a blob of butter /Chocolate sauce or nutella topped with your favourite fruits.

notes
*For eggless waffle substitue egg with buttermilk ..just add  1 tsp vinegar or lime juice to the mix and set aside for 10 min it will curdle then add to the dry mixture and mix tk a lump free batter.
Use milk at room temperature if using cold milk make sure the melted butter is not too warm else the butter will harden up as the chilled milk is poured .

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