Poha is flattened or beaten rice, is an easy-to-cook breakfast recipe. There two varieties of flattened rice – thin and thick because of their thickness. Poha is also used in other snack items such as mixture or chiwda or many more.
Beaten rice also a convenience food to make a rice porridge or paste by adding hot water to it, depending on the amount of water added. Hot steaming poha is prepared and kept warm over boiling water so that the hot moisture from the water can keep the poha warm and moist. Toppings such as onions, tomatoes, green chilies and more are kept on the side for people to add them as per needs.
Ingredients:
2 cups Poha (Beaten Rice)
1 Potato diced
1 Onion chopped
1 green chili finely chopped or as per taste
1/4 cup dry peanuts
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
4 tblsp Oil
1 tsp red chili powder – optional
1/2 cup mutter(peas) – optional
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1 Lemon
Few Corainder leaves
Salt to taste
Preparation:
Soak the poha in water. Wash and drain all the water.
Add some salt , turmeric powder , keep aside.
Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onions, chillies, corainder leaves.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan, preferably non-stick, add mustard seeds,chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, curry leaves and let it splutter. Add onions, green chilies and saute. Add the potatoes & peanuts, mix well and let it cook.
Add the poha, corainder leaves and stir. Keep it on slow flame for 5- 7 minutes.
Let it cool for sometime and add then lemon juice.
