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Puneri Misal
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Puneri Misal

Puneri Misal is a popular street food from Pune, Maharashtra. The ingredients of the misal include - usal, poha, diced potato, chopped onions, chopped coriander, farsan and spicy tari/kat/rasa. The ingredients are assembled in multiple layers in the bowl and served with bun or pav.
Course Breakfast, Snack
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 844kcal

Ingredients

Usal

dry masala for rasa/tari/kat/gravy

wet masala for rasa/tari/kat/gravy

poha

Assembling misal

Instructions

Usal

  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add curry leaves.
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  • Add chopped onion and saute till translucent.
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  • Add ginger garlic paste to it. and saute more.
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  • Add chopped tomatoes and salt and cook till they are soft. Then add turmeric powder, red chili powder and garam masala to it and saute for two minutes.
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  • Add the mixed sprouts and add water to it. Add the rest of salt and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
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  • The usal is ready.
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Dry masala for rasa/tari/kat/gravy

  • Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, cloves, cinnamon sticks on low heat.
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  • After the spices start releasing aroma and get little brown add the desiccated coconut.
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  • Mix well and roast for 2 more minutes. Keep it aside and let it cool.
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  • Grind the masala to fine powder. This masala can be used for making brinjal rice, stuffed brinjal curry, masale bhat.
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wet masala for rasa/tari/kat/gravy

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and fry till translucent.
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  • Now add the dry ground masala and roast for 4-5 minutes.
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  • Add the wet paste (grind together onion, ginger garlic, green chili, coriander to a fine paste). Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes.
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  • Add red chili powder, salt and sugar. Mix well.
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  • Add water and let it boil and cook for 12-15 minutes.
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  • Add lemon to it after the water starts boiling.
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  • The oil layer will be seen floating on top. Our kat/tari/rasa is ready.
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Poha

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and turmeric powder.
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  • Add the washed and soaked poha. Add salt and mix well . Cover and cook for few minutes. Poha are ready.
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Assembling Misal

  • Arrange all the prepared ingredients for assembling the usal - prepared usal, poha, boiled and diced potato, chopped onions, chopped corainder, sweet date and tamarind chutney , farsan and tari/kat/rasa (shown in next pic). The kat/tari/rasa should be hot.
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  • Tari/kat/rasa.
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  • Assembling the usal - in a deep bowl add two tablespoon of prepared usal.
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  • Add two tablespoon of poha and some diced potatoes.
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  • Pour 4-5 laddle full of tari/rasa/kat. Add 2 tbsp of sweet date and tamarind chutney
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  • Garnish with chopped onions, corainder and farsan. Puneri Misal is ready to serve. Similarly prepare the remaining usal bowl.
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  • Serve hot with pav.
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Nutrition

Calories: 844kcal | Carbohydrates: 135g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 1175mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 1650IU | Vitamin C: 74.3mg | Calcium: 340mg | Iron: 32.6mg