MISAL PAAV
Misalpav (spicy curry with bread - "pav" is the Indian colloquial for bread) is a traditional Indian dish. It consists of spicy curry usually made of sprouted moth beans, commonly known as matki and chilly powder gravy called 'Kutt'. The final dish is topped with potato and Chiwda mix, "Farsan" or "shev" (Indian noodles), onions, lemon and coriander (cilantro). It is usually served wit
h bread toasted with butter and buttermilk or curd and papad. History
Misal from Maharashta, West India known for its high spice content and is particularly known as MisalPav. There are different version of MisalPav such as KolhapuriMisal, NashikMisal, PuneriMisal, KhandeshiMisal and NagpuriMisal; the first part indicating the origin on the misal. Other types are KalyaMasalachiMisal, Shev-misal, and Dahi (yoghurt) Misal. Preparation
MisalPav
It is made of a particular variety of sprouted lentil called "AshwiniMisal" which has a sweet aroma. Misal in its original form is prepared using onion, ginger, garlic and other spices. It has two parts, a thick curry of matki called "Ussal" which has less water content and a watery and spicy "cut" or "bite". Usually people mix these two according to their taste and requirement.
