Poha

AuthorPriyanka SivaramakrishnanDifficultyBeginner

A simple Indian breakfast dish made of flattened rice, crispy roasted potatoes, and crunchy peanuts.

Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins
 2 cups Poha/Avalakki/Flattened rice
 Turmeric (a pinch)
 Sugar (a pinch)
 Salt to taste
 2 Potatoes (cubed)
 ½ tsp Mustard seeds
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 ½ tsp Urud/Whole black gram (without husk) (optional)
 Asafoetida (a pinch)
 Curry leaves (a bunch)
 2 tbsp Peanuts
 ½ cup Onion (finely chopped)
 2 Chilis (chopped)
 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1

Place the measured flattened rice in a sieve and run it under hot water for a min. Add a pinch of turmeric powder, sugar, and salt. Mix gently and set aside.

2

In a pan, heat a bit of oil and roast the potatoes. Add salt to taste.

3

In another pan, heat some oil and add the mustard and cumin seeds, curry leaves, urud dal (optional), and asafoetdia. Once the seeds crackle, add the peanuts and roast them until they are golden. Add the onions and saute until they become soft and translucent and then the chilis and saute for 2 minutes.

4

Add the flattened rice and mix gently. Add the potatoes and take the pan off heat.

5

Squeeze lime and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with yogurt, pickle, gun powder, or any kind of chutney.

Ingredients

 2 cups Poha/Avalakki/Flattened rice
 Turmeric (a pinch)
 Sugar (a pinch)
 Salt to taste
 2 Potatoes (cubed)
 ½ tsp Mustard seeds
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 ½ tsp Urud/Whole black gram (without husk) (optional)
 Asafoetida (a pinch)
 Curry leaves (a bunch)
 2 tbsp Peanuts
 ½ cup Onion (finely chopped)
 2 Chilis (chopped)
 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Directions

1

Place the measured flattened rice in a sieve and run it under hot water for a min. Add a pinch of turmeric powder, sugar, and salt. Mix gently and set aside.

2

In a pan, heat a bit of oil and roast the potatoes. Add salt to taste.

3

In another pan, heat some oil and add the mustard and cumin seeds, curry leaves, urud dal (optional), and asafoetdia. Once the seeds crackle, add the peanuts and roast them until they are golden. Add the onions and saute until they become soft and translucent and then the chilis and saute for 2 minutes.

4

Add the flattened rice and mix gently. Add the potatoes and take the pan off heat.

5

Squeeze lime and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with yogurt, pickle, gun powder, or any kind of chutney.

Poha


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