Usal pav vs matki usal?

Usal pav is a quick onion-tomato street usal with pav; matki usal is the richer home-style version in a coconut-and-goda-masala gravy.

Matki (moth) is classic, but moong or mixed sprouts work well.

Usal Pav

Name: Usal Pav
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Mixed sprouts (matki/moong); 2 cups Onion and tomato, finely chopped; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic and green chilli; 1 tbsp Mustard, cumin, turmeric, red chilli powder; 8 pieces Pav (soft rolls) and coriander; 3 tbsp Anveshan Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil

A simple, everyday onion-tomato sprouted-bean usal tempered in Anveshan Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil and served with soft pav — a quick, no-coconut street breakfast, lighter and milder than misal.

Time breakdown

Prep Time15 min

Cook Time30 min

Total Time45 min

Ingredients

Mixed sprouts (matki/moong)
Onion and tomato, finely chopped
Ginger-garlic and green chilli
Mustard, cumin, turmeric, red chilli powder
Pav (soft rolls) and coriander
💡 You can also use Mustard Oil / Sunflower Oil / Coconut Oil / Black Sesame Oil / Olive Oil as per your preference.

How to Make Usal Pav

1
Heat the Anveshan Groundnut Oil and crackle mustard and cumin.
2
Add onion, ginger-garlic and green chilli; sauté until soft, then add the tomato, turmeric and chilli powder and cook to a light masala.
3
Add the sprouts and water; simmer until soft and lightly saucy (no coconut, no goda paste).

Tips for the Best Usal Pav

✓This is the plain onion-tomato style — keep it light; save the coconut-goda gravy for matki usal.
✓Keep the usal lightly saucy so it soaks into the pav.

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