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Usal Paav Yellow Peas with Griddled Buns
Mumbai's street breakfast: soaked whole yellow peas pressure-cooked soft, partly mashed and boiled down with a hot Maharashtrian garam masala, served under raw onion and cilantro with butter-toasted soft buns.
- YieldMakes about 3 cups usal and 4 buns; serves 4
- Hands-on25 min
- Total9 h 20 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
Usal
- 190 gdried whole yellow peas (safed vatana), about 1 cup
- 960 mlwater, for cooking
- 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
- 2 tspUsha Raikar's garam masala (Maharashtrian roasted chile garam masala)
- ½ tspground turmeric
Paav
- 2 tbspbutter, softened, for the griddle
- 4soft white hamburger-style buns, split
To garnish
- 75 gred onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 15 gfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
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