Indian Flattened Rice Dish(Poha)
About Indian Flattened Rice Dish(Poha)
Poha is a Maharashtrian delicacy, which is a perfect balance of taste and nutrition. It is easy to make, quick and can be made with easily available ingredients in your kitchen. With the growing health consciousness, this recipe is perfect for someone looking forward to shed some weight. It is an amalgamation of veggies, Poha(flattened rice), mustard seeds, spices and coriander. You can add your own twist to this recipe, If you like it crunchy you can stir fry the poha on high flame this gives a nice crispness. To make it more delectable add some small pieces of fried coconut and curry leaves, this will accentuate the taste and aroma of this dish.If you are health conscious and you want to enjoy this recipe at home you can replace the regular refined oil for virgin olive oil. The nutrition value of this recipe makes it a perfect recipe to serve kids as well adults. It is perfect for someone looking for a light meal.
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Ingredients
- 2 cup Poha
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 Potato boiled
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 8-10 leaves Curry
- 2 Green Chillies chopped
- 1 tbsp Nuts unsalted pea
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder turmuric pwr
- 1 to Tomato chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1/2 lime Lime juice
- 1 tbsp Coriander chopped
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Grated Coconut powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander chopped
- 1 tbsp Peas
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Instructions
- Wash poha few times and drain the water completely. Set aside to soften. If needed sprinkle some water and allow to soft and salt and sugar over it mix.
- Heat oil in the same pan. Crackle the mustard seeds first.
- Then add onions and green chill,pea nuts saute them till they become translucent.
- Add curry leaves and tomato saute for half a minute add peas saute for a mins and boiled potatoes.
- add the turmeric pwr and stir well to blend all ingredients
- Add the poha and stir. cover and steam the poha for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.
- When cooking check after 1 minutes and give a stir again.
- Remove the lid and sprinkle some lemon juice, coriander leaves and grated coconut.
- Give a gentle stir and serve onion poha hot with tea.
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What a delicious idea! Thanks for sharing.
I’m thrilled to try this recipe!
What a delicious recipe! Thanks for posting.