Kanda Poha Recipe
Poha is a quick, easy and healthy popular Maharashtrian breakfast recipe. Made using flattened or beaten rice, onions and basic spices, it makes great mid snack too.
Servings: 4
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
to prepare poha
- 2 cups Poha beaten or flattened rice (I have used thicker variety)
- Salt as needed
- 3 tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 10-12 Curry leaves
- 2-3 Green Chillies chopped /slit
- ¼ cup Peanuts
- 1 Onion large sized, finely chopped
- ¾ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Sev for garnishing
- Fresh grated coconut I haven't added though
Instructions
- Clean and wash red rice poha and soak it for a minute along with little salt.
- After a minute, strain the poha and keep it aside.
- In a pan or kadai, heat oil.
- Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
- Add curry leaves, green chillies and fry for another few seconds.
- Add peanuts and fry until it’s golden in colour and doesn’t get burnt.
- Add onions and sauté until they turn soft and pink.
- Add turmeric, lemon juice and salt, mix well and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Now, add strained poha, sugar and mix, cook for another minute only.
- Garnish kanda poha with coriander leaves and coconut (i have not added).
- Dish out and top with sev, serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 27.5mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.6mg