Usal Pav – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Wash and sprout the legumes well.
• Wash the sprouted legumes well and transfer them into a cooker.
• Add turmeric powder, a little salt, water and mix well.
• Close the lid and cook on medium heat until just 1 whistle. No need to cook longer.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add hing, curry leaves, onion and mix well.
• Fry onion on medium heat until it turns nice golden for about 7-8 minutes.
• Add tomato and mix well.
• Fry tomato until it cooked nice and soft for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add peanut powder and mix well.
• Peanut powder gives nice binding to this masala.
• You can add blended dry coconut, fresh coconut, or besan in place of peanut powder.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, kanda lasun masala, bedagi mirachi powder and mix well.
• Fry the masala for about 2-3 minutes until it begins to release oil.
• Add cooked legumes along with water, salt to taste, and mix well.
• Add salt carefully as you already have added salt while cooking the legumes.
• Add hot water to adjust the consistency if required. The usal should be a little runny.
• Simmer usal on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes.
• Usal is already. While serving usal pav, serve legumes first then some kat or tarri.
• Garnish with shev, finely chopped onion and coriander leaves.
• Serve with pav, some finely chopped onion, a slice of lemon.