Namkin Usad Pav
Namkin Usad Pav, dry yellow peas curry topped with assorted chutneys, crunchy numkin and served with buttery buns, an ultimate Indian street food right in your kitchen!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
To soak and boil peas
- 1½ cup Dry Yellow Peas/Vatana
- 3 cup Water
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Oil
Peas Curry/Usad
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 pinch Asafetida
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 4 Cloves
- 5 Whole Black Peppercorn
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1¼ cup Finely Chopped Onions
- 1¼ cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 3 Thai Green Chili, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic (hipping tbsp)
- 1 tbsp Grated Ginger (hipping tbsp)
- 1½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1¾ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala 2 tsp if NOT using shreeji sev usad masala
- 1 tbsp Cumin Coriander Powder 2 tbsp if NOT using shreeji sev usad masala
- 1 tbsp Usal Masala Preferred shreeji sev usad masala, available at Indian grocery stores
- 2 tsp Jaggery use 1 tsp at a time, taste it and add more
- 1 tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
- 1½ cup Water
- ¼ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
Toppings and Sides
- 1 cup Choice of spicy namkin or thin sev
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Onions
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes
- ¼ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
- 10 Ladi Pav OR Savory Hawaiin Buns
Instructions
Soaking and Boiling of Yellow Peas
- Wash dry yellow peas for 2-3 times, soak them in plenty of water over night or at least 8 hours
- Once soaked for 8 hours, remove all the water. Either place them in Indian style pressure cooker or an Instant Pot.
- Add in 3 cups of water, ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp of oil. Bring the water to boil, either by keeping Indian pressure cooker on medium/high heat or keeping Instant Pot on saute mode.
- Once water comes to a boil, place the lid on with either whistle on Indian style pressure cooker or seal the valve on Instant Pot.
- Do 8 whistles on medium heat then turn the heat off if using Indian style pressure cooker, let pressure release naturally all way. Cook on high pressure for 20 min with 10 min NPR if using Instant Pot.
Making of Peas Curry/Usad
- Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in deep wide pot. Add in whole spice, cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Wait until fragrant and seeds are papping.
- Add in asafetida, then add finely chopped onions, thai green chili, ginger and garlic along with ½ tsp of salt. Cook it on medium heat until onions are translucent. Do not brown/burn them.
- Add in tomatoes and tomato paste. Mix well. Then add all the other dry spices listed above under "Peas Curry". Mix well, cook on medium heat for 2-4 minutes of until oil starts to separate.
- Add in boiled peas with 1½ cup of water, 1 tsp of jaggery and 1 tbsp of lime juice. Mix well, bring it to simmer. Cover the pot and let it cook for 3-5 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Uncover and add in chopped cilantro, Mix well and turn the heat off.
Assembling Namkin Usal Pav
- Place generous amount of usal/curries peas in a wide bowl.
- Drizzle date tamarind, cilantro mint and garlic chutney on top.
- Layer it with choice of numkin or sev, finely chopped onions and tomatoes, garnish it with cilantro and serve it with side of toasted buttery buns and lime wedges.