Pohe is the most favorite breakfast of Maharashtrians. It is flattened rice served in several versions in Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka, MP, Telangana, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
Let’s see what goes into the basic poha recipe.
Ingredients:
Poha or parched rice: 2 cups
Onion: 1 medium finely chopped
Curry leaves
Green chilies: 2
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Turmeric: 1 tsp
Oil: 1 tbsp
Green peas: 1 tbsp (optional)
Potato: 1 medium (optional)
Tomato: 1 medium finely chopped (optional)
Coriander: finely chopped 1 tbsp
Preparation: Wash poha and soak it not more than a minute and drain it.
Method:
Heat oil in a kadhai.
Prepare tempering with jeera, rye, curry leaves, chilies.
Add onion to this and fry until translucent.
Add potato and green peas after this if you want to.
Add turmeric powder and fry all this. You won’t miss the nice smell turmeric leaves when added to the oil.
Add the soaked poha to this and toss it nicely.
Cover it and leave it for at least 5 mins.
Add chopped coriander and serve it with a slice of lemon.
Nutrition: The dish is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, iron, magnesium, and phosphorous.
Tip: Always apply turmeric, salt, and a pinch of sugar to the soaked poha so that it gets mixed well.
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