Poha

Poha is one among the most famous Marathi cuisine. It's a great choice for breakfast especially when you are looking out for a quick session or an easy to prepare snack in the evening. It just takes 10 minutes to prepare with few ingredients and with a great taste.

Poha

Ingredients: Serve-2

• Rice Flakes-2 cup
• Onion- 1 (big size)
• Green chili- 3
• Curry leaves-Few
• Coriander leaves -Few
• Mustard seeds-1tspn
• Urad dhal-1tspn
• Channa dhal- 1tspn
• Oil-2 tbsp
• Lemon juice-1tspn
• Groundnuts- 2tspn
• Turmeric powder- 1/4tspn
• Salt-1tspn(adjust to taste)

The following picture shows the step by step preparation of Poha:

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Method:

1. Soak rice flakes in water for 2 to 3 minutes and drain the excess water completely. Keep it aside.(figure 1)
2. Take a pan, heat oil in a medium flame, add mustard seeds wait for crackle and then add peanuts, urad dhal. Saute for 2minutes.(figure 2)
3. Add channa dhal, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for 1 more minute.(figure 3)
4. Add chopped onions ,salt and saute until onions become soft.(figure 4 & 5)
5. Add turmeric powder and saute for 2 seconds.(figure 6)
6. Now add rice flakes and mix well. Cook for 5 minute in low flame.(figure 7)
7. Add lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.(figure 8)

Hot Poha is ready to serve!

Additional Tips:-  

• Soak rice flakes for only 3mins and drain excess water completely ensure that rice flakes should be completely dry.
• If you soak rice flakes more than 3 minutes then rice flakes will stick to each other and will not come as a separate grain then you can't prepare poha :(
• In step 6 mix rice flakes little bit little bit very softly or else it will stick to each other .
• You can even add potato's in this recipe, it will bring more tasty. For this take 1 small size potato, cook it seperately and cut into medium size pieces. After 4th step add potato's saute for 3min and continue the 5th step.