Poha | Maharashtrian Poha | Indian Breakfast Recipe
Indian Cuisine
Poha is a maharashtrian breakfast dish. It is healthy and a great way to start your day. It is loved by everyone and it is a must try
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1/2 tsp Lemon juice - 1
- 2 Onions
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
- 2 cups raw potatoes
- 12 curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Raw potatoes
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 3 Green Chilies
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Instructions
- 1
For this recipe, we will need 2 cups of Flat Rice. There are different qualities available in the market, both thin and thick. For this recipe, we will need the thick quality.
- 2
Soak the Flat Rice in cold water.
- 3
Wash it with soft hands. Do not over wash the Poha or else it will break. Make sure you dont keep the flat rice in the water for a long time or else, they will break
- 4
After you drain the water, you will notice that flat rice has become a bit sticky. Don't worry, the it will be separated automatically in a few minutes.
- 5
Add 3/4 tsp salt to the Flat rice.
- 6
Add 1/2 lemon to the mixture and mix everything together. Mix everything together with a spatula lightly. Keep the Mixture aside.
- 7
Take 1 tsp oil in a medium hot pan.
- 8
Add 1/2 cup peanuts to it and start frying it. You can change the quantity of peanuts as per your liking.
- 9
After few minutes you will see that the color of the peanuts has changed.
- 10
Keep the peanuts aside. We will use it later.
- 11
Take 2 tsp oil in a pan.
- 12
Add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp mustard seeds to the mixture and cook everything till the mixture starts spluttering.
- 13
Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida to the mixture
- 14
Add 10-12 curry leaves to the mixture.
- 15
Add 2 medium sized finely chopped onions to the mixture.
- 16
Add finely chopped green chillies to the mixture. You can vary the quantity of onion according to your liking.
- 17
Mix everything together and cook everything everything together for a few minutes.
- 18
Add 1 boiled potato (cut in cubes) to the mixture.
- 19
Mix everything together and cook everything for a few minutes till the time the onions are cooked well and they turn golden brown.
- 20
Add 3/4 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder to the mixture.
- 21
Cook everything together for a few minutes.
- 22
Add the Flat Rice to the mixture.
- 23
Add 1/4 tsp of black pepper to the mixture.
- 24
Mix everything together. Add 1 tsp sugar to the mixture. If you think the sugar will make the Poha sweet, dont worry, it will enhance the taste of the Poha.
- 25
Mix everything together. Switch off the flame. Add chopped coriander leaves to the mixture to the mixture.
- 26
Add the fried peanuts to the mixture.
- 27
Mix everything together.
- 28
Your Poha is ready. Serve it hot. Enjoy!!!
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