Name: Poha recipe by shatakchhi rai at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Poha [flattened rice] - 2 cups; Chopped onion -1; Chopped green chillies -2; Lemon juice - 1teaspoon; rai -1 teaspoon; Curry leaves -6-7; Peanuts-1/2 small cup; Chopped fried potatoes-1/2; Salt; oil; Peas-1/2 small cup; Turmeric powder - pinch; Sugar pinch

ABOUT Poha RECIPE

poha is easy, delicious and a popular maharashtrian breakfast recipe. i have grown up having poha for breakfast apart from idli, dosa and upma. my mom used to make poha often for breakfast or for brunch. either it used to be made with onions or potato or both with onions and potato.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Poha [flattened rice] - 2 cups
Chopped onion -1
Chopped green chillies -2
Lemon juice - 1teaspoon
rai -1 teaspoon
Curry leaves -6-7
Peanuts-1/2 small cup
Chopped fried potatoes-1/2
Salt
oil
Peas-1/2 small cup
Turmeric powder - pinch
Sugar pinch

Instructions

rinse the poha in water till they soften. they should loose their crunchiness and when you break them between your finger, they should easily get crushed or mashed. now add sugar, salt and turmeric powder to the poha and gently mix. dry roast the peanuts in a pan till they become crunchy.
heat oil in the same pan. crackle the mustard seeds first. then add onions and saute them till they become translucent.
add curry leaves and green chilies. saute for half a minute. add the roasted peanuts and stir. add the poha and stir.
cover and steam the poha for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. when cooking check after 1 or 1.5 minutes and give a stir again. switch off the fire and let the kanda poha remain covered for 1-2 minutes. remove the lid and sprinkle some lemon juice
give a gentle stir and serve poha hot with tea.

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