Just look at this….
I have tried Misal Pav at all places I have visited so far. It tastes different at different places. Misal from city of Kolhapur is most famous of all. Most of the times, people refer to Misal-Pav as Kolahpuri Misal-Pav. Misal is a combination of spicy curry usually made of chick peas and chilly powder gravy. Then a few items are mixed in curry to form the final Misal. These toppings include Farsan( Indian noodle like item made with Besan (Gram Flour)), chopped onion, coriander and a lot of other things depending on the choice of cook. Then Misal is served with a piece of Lemon to mix with it and a pair of Pav i.e. Bread (see above photo). Usually in Kolhapur area, sandwich bread slices are served instead of normal bread (and Misal-Pav becomes Misal-Bread there 😉 ).
Anyway, this is one of the food items which make me drool each time someone mentions it. I had a hard time writing this post because I was drooling so much. Now I had enough control, I am outta here and going get myself a nice Misal-pav treat.
If you happen to visit Maharashtra, India, I suggest you try this item. There is a list of best places for Misal-Pav here, but it is in Marathi, so you might need a translator.. If I happen to get a list in English, I will put it here…
Cheers,
Sudarshan
I want to visit Mumbai sometime, atleast for the chats, if not for anything else 🙂 I learnt how to make Pav-Baaji which a friend of mine from Mumbai taught me.. It is wayyy better than any Pav-Baaji we get outside Maharastra.
Cool… but you did not say anything about Misalpav… have you ever tried it?
nope havent tried that.. in fact, havent seen that on any menu so far
Ahaaa.. another misal pav fan then… While i was in Pune, my friend took me on a ride for about 20 KM on a hot day just to eat this delicacy! 🙂 end of the day,it was the worth the trouble.. welcome me to the league, i love it myself:)
Come back and I will take you to eat your favorite Misal pav…
And i would want much more than misal paav when i come back 😉
Hmmmm…I have never understood the craze around Missal Paav. Eac to its own I guess 😀
Yeah… people are actually crazy about misalpav 🙂 Don’t you like spicy/hot food?
among all the pav things I like pav bhaji only. 🙂
Aren’t you the one who cannot eat anything spicy? Or is it someone else I know? Not sure… 😛
The food looks awesome – its actually made my mouth water. Not sure if that food is available here in the UK.
You will have to come here to get the real taste 😀 Welcome to my blog 😉
this is looking so yummy….
Yeah.. it tastes ymmmieerr… 🙂
It looks yum, is it something like Pav Bhaji?
Nooo.. not exactly… I wonder how you don’t know this though… :O Where are you from?
I am from Delhi and have heard about Misal Pav, never eaten. I am familiar with Vada Pav and Pav Bhaji 🙂
Mouth watering… next time i am at mumbai, I MUST have this 🙂
i am planning to start a retail version of misal , do u think it will do well …i mean if wada pav can be made standard why cant misal become international
Are you from Pune? Do you know there are already very successful food chains who specialize in Misal Pav like ‘Kata Kirr (Opp Garware College, Karve Road)’, ‘Purpur Kolhapur(Nal Stop, Karve Road)’, ‘Jagat Bhari Kolhapuri(Swargate)’ and many others? Of course Misal Pav will do well, you only have to give it proper exposure and maintain quality. Mouth publicity will drive it if you really deliver good taste. Best of luck and let me know if you start one. I will be happy to visit.
Where can i find Missal pav in New Delhi (Pin code 110002)? would really appreciate if anyone could tell me the closest place to get it..
Thanks.