Spicy Breakfast Poha
Poha is a popular Indian style breakfast dish where flattened rice (Aval) is soaked in water and then cooked with onion and other spices.
Servings 5
Ingredients
- 2 cups thick poha
- 1 large chopped onion
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- ½ cup raw peanuts not roasted
- 1 tsp whole jeera
- 6 curry leaves
- 4 slitted green chilies
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup freshly grated coconut
- 1 cup finely chopped green coriander leaves has to be fresh
- ½ raw mango finely chopped optional
- 5 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Heat a non stick saucepan and add oil. Add peanuts and roast till it crackles.
- Then add whole jeera, curry leaves, green chilies, and chopped onion.
- Fry onion till soft (do not brown it) and then add tomatoes. When tomatoes start softening add turmeric, red chili powder and salt.
- Meanwhile place the poha in a sieve and wash under running water. Keep aside for a minute till it puffs up. Add this to the pan and stir well with onion and tomatoes.
- Check the seasoning and add lemon juice, coconut, and fresh coriander leaves.
- Cook for 2 more minutes and serve hot by garnishing with finely chopped raw mango.