breakfast · 20 min · serves 4
Vegetable Poha
Flattened rice tempered with mustard seeds, peanuts, peas and lemon.
IndianizedLight
Ingredients
- Poha (flattened rice)2 cupGrains & Bread
- Onion1 pcProduce
- Potato1 pcProduce
- Green peas0.5 cupProduce
- Peanuts0.25 cupNuts & Seeds
- Curry leaves10 leavesProduce
- Mustard seeds1 tspSpices & Herbs
- Turmeric0.5 tspSpices & Herbs
- Lemon1 pcProduce
- Coriander0.25 cupProduce
Method
- 1
Rinse 2 cups thick poha in a colander till just soft. Drain, sprinkle ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar, fluff and set aside.
- 2
Heat 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp peanuts, curry leaves, green chili and chopped onion; sauté till translucent.
- 3
Add diced potato, cover and cook 4 mins. Add green peas and ½ tsp turmeric.
- 4
Tip in the poha; mix gently so colour coats every flake. Cover and steam on low 2 mins.
- 5
Switch off, squeeze juice of ½ lemon and stir in chopped coriander.
- 6
Serve hot with sev and a wedge of lemon.
Adapted from Dassana's Veg – Poha