25-Minute Poha Recipe (Quick & Simple)!
Poha is a popular Indian breakfast dish made with flattened rice. Tempered with onions, peanuts, mustard seeds, this is a quick 25-minutes recipe that is also vegan.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 & ½ cups poha 114 grams , I use thick poha
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ + ⅛ teaspoon salt divided, adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon sugar optional
- 1 tablespoon oil I used avocado oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 & ½ tablespoons peanuts use raw peanuts
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- 10-12 curry leaves
- ½ cup chopped potatoes ½ inch cubes
- ⅓ cup green peas I used frozen, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro + more to garnish
- ½ lemon juice of
- sev to garnish
Instructions
- To a strainer, add 1 & ½ cups of poha (flattened rice). Rinse it under running water until it turns soft. To check if it's done, press a flake between your thumb and index finger, it should break easily. Then to the poha, add ¼ teaspoon turmeric, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon sugar (optional). Toss to combine everything and then set it aside while you make the tadka in the pan.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a kadai on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds and let them pop.
- Then add 1 & ½ tablespoons raw peanuts and sauté for a minute or two until they start turning brown.
- Add 1 small red onion (chopped), 1 green chili (chopped) and 10 to 12 curry leaves. Stir and cook for 2 minutes until the onions soften.
- Now, add ⅓ cup green peas (which were soaked in warm water for 10 minutes prior) and ½ cup chopped potatoes (½-inch cubes) and mix. Cover the kadai with a lid and let the potatoes cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until soft.
- Then add in the rinsed poha and toss to combine. Taste test some poha and if it feels dry, sprinkle little water all over (I usually do that). Cook for 1 minute. Also tastes test and add more salt as needed at this point (I added around ⅛ teaspoon extra salt here). Cover the kadai with a lid and set the heat to lowest setting and let the poha steam on low for 2 minutes and then remove the kadai from heat.
- Add 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, juice of ½ lemon (medium size lemon) and stir. Garnish with sev and serve hot.
Notes
- You may also garnish the poha with freshly grated coconut, tastes great.
- Make sure to use thick poha here. The thin poha doesn't work for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 707mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 63.9mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 4.9mg