Another popular street food of Mumbai where it’s uniqueness is the toppings of the Bombay mix (chewda) and the spicy taste of the Misal!

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Yields8 Servings
Total Time45 mins

Sprout Curry (Usal)
 2 cups moth bean sprouts
 2 cups mung beans
 2 medium potatoes, chopped
 Pinch of baking soda
 6 tamarind
 1 cup water, or add as required
 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
 2 large onion, chopped
 3 green chillies, chopped
 6 garlic cloves
 2 inch ginger
 5 curry leaves
 1 tsp turmeric powder
 2 tsp coriander powder
 2 tsp cumin powder
 2 tsp red chilli powder
 2 tbsp goda masala
 4 tbsp oil
 3 tsp salt, or add to taste
 2 tsp sugar, or add to taste
 2 tsp lemon juice, or add to taste
Bread rolls (Pav)
 14 bread rolls
 ½ cup onion, finely chopped
 ½ cup tomatoes, finely chopped
 1 cup bombay mix (chewda)
 1 lemon
 ½ cup coriander leaves, chopped

1

Rinse the moth bean sprouts and mung beans first in water and drain this. In a pan boil the sprouts, beans and potatoes and add baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil. Add enough water to cover the ingredients in the pan and cook on medium heat until the moth bean sprouts and mung beans are soft and tender.

2

In a small bowl soak the tamarind in ½ cup warm water for 30 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind and extract the pulp and keep this aside.

3

In another pan, heat the remaining oil, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds are golden, add the onions.

4

Make a paste of the ginger and garlic and add this into the pan along with the curry leaves and green chillies.

5

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, goda masala and the tamarind pulp that was set aside.

6

Drain the spouts, mung beans, potatoes and add them to the pan with the masala. Add the remaining ½ cup of water or as required and then season with remaining salt, sugar and lemon to taste. Let the curry cook on a low flame for 10-15 minutes.

7

Serve the curry with chopped onions, tomatoes, bombay mix, lemon, coriander leaves and pav.

Ingredients

Sprout Curry (Usal)
 2 cups moth bean sprouts
 2 cups mung beans
 2 medium potatoes, chopped
 Pinch of baking soda
 6 tamarind
 1 cup water, or add as required
 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
 2 large onion, chopped
 3 green chillies, chopped
 6 garlic cloves
 2 inch ginger
 5 curry leaves
 1 tsp turmeric powder
 2 tsp coriander powder
 2 tsp cumin powder
 2 tsp red chilli powder
 2 tbsp goda masala
 4 tbsp oil
 3 tsp salt, or add to taste
 2 tsp sugar, or add to taste
 2 tsp lemon juice, or add to taste
Bread rolls (Pav)
 14 bread rolls
 ½ cup onion, finely chopped
 ½ cup tomatoes, finely chopped
 1 cup bombay mix (chewda)
 1 lemon
 ½ cup coriander leaves, chopped

Directions

1

Rinse the moth bean sprouts and mung beans first in water and drain this. In a pan boil the sprouts, beans and potatoes and add baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil. Add enough water to cover the ingredients in the pan and cook on medium heat until the moth bean sprouts and mung beans are soft and tender.

2

In a small bowl soak the tamarind in ½ cup warm water for 30 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind and extract the pulp and keep this aside.

3

In another pan, heat the remaining oil, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds are golden, add the onions.

4

Make a paste of the ginger and garlic and add this into the pan along with the curry leaves and green chillies.

5

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, goda masala and the tamarind pulp that was set aside.

6

Drain the spouts, mung beans, potatoes and add them to the pan with the masala. Add the remaining ½ cup of water or as required and then season with remaining salt, sugar and lemon to taste. Let the curry cook on a low flame for 10-15 minutes.

7

Serve the curry with chopped onions, tomatoes, bombay mix, lemon, coriander leaves and pav.

Misal Pav
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