Usal Pav - A Delicious Mumbai Street Food

Usal Pav - A Delicious Mumbai Street Food

Usal Pav is a traditional and delicious Maharastrian Mumbai Street Food that is made using the dried peas. This recipe has a tangy taste to it that comes from the addition of tamarind with many wonderful Indian spices. It is usually eaten with pav, an Indian bread or can even be a stand-alone dish, and finds favour with both children and adults alike.

Ingredients

1 cup dried yellow peas, soaked and cooked until soft . See Cooking Instructions

1 big onion, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

4 tomatoes, finely chopped

1 recipe of tamarind water

2 teaspoon garam masala

Pinch of chilly powder (to taste)

2 tablespoon oil

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

7-8 curry leaves

1 teaspoon asafoetida/ hing

salt (to taste)

2 green chillies, finely chopped

sev to garnish 

coriander leaves to garnish

Method

To begin we will first heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heacy bottomed pan. Once the oil is hot, add in the mustard seeds. Once it crackles, add in the curry leaves and hing. Then add garlic & sauté for a minute or so. Before it turns dark brown, add in the chopped onions and saute till translucent.

Now add the chopped tomatoes and the tamarind water to the wok and allow it all simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.

Finally, pour the cooked peas into the wok, along with garam masala, chilli powder and salt. Turn the flame to low, cover th pan and let the mixture simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the chopped coriander leaves.

Once done, serve the tangy hot usal pav accompanied with toasted pav, toasted bread. You can also top the Usal with finelly chopped onions, sev and green chillies.