Poha is typically made with soaked flattened rice (poha) mixed with fried peanuts, onions, chilies, and other common spices. It is very easy to make poha at home. Follow my recipe and try this quick and easy recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Poha is a tasty and healthy breakfast menu among Indians.
- Serve it as is or pair it with curd, chutney, or a hot cup of tea for a wholesome meal.
- Poha tastes slightly spicy and tangy.
- Other similar recipes are upma, sabudana khichdi, vermicelli pulao, and rava pulao.
The Ingredients:
- 2 cups poha (flattened rice)
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/3 cup peanut
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ cup onion
- 2 green chilies
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Coriander leaves (a handful, chopped)
- Aloo bhujia (a handful for garnishing)
This recipe was shared by a fellow parent during a school exhibition. While decorating a stall, we started talking about managing mealtimes during busy events. She told me about this dish, perfect for rushed days and also gave me the recipe.
I made it the next evening. My husband liked how filling it was, and my sons enjoyed it without complaints. Now, it is our busy-day savior. That conversation reminded me how mothers are each other’s lifelines—passing on survival tricks, comforting food, and knowing nods across school corridors and art displays without making a big deal of it.
How to Make Poha? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Place a strainer on a bowl and put 2 cups of poha (flattened rice) in it. Pour adequate water at normal room temperature on the poha so that it is soaked nicely. Keep it aside for 5 to 6 minutes to allow the excess water to drain off.
Step 2: In the meantime, heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a kadai or a frying pan on a medium flame. When the oil is hot, put 1/3 cup of raw peanuts in it. Stir fry them nicely until they start changing color. Remove them at this stage.
Step 3: In the same kadai, heat 2 tbsp of oil again and put ½ tsp of cumin powder and ½ tsp of mustard seeds when it is hot. Mix them. Let them crackle.
Step 4: Now, add ½ cup of onion (finely chopped) and 2 green chilies to it. Cook them on a medium flame stirring continuously until the onions turn translucent and soft.
Step 5: Then, add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, ½ tsp of red chili powder, and ½ tsp of salt in it and mix them all nicely.
Step 6: Now, add ½ tsp of sugar. Mix it and cook for 30 seconds.
Step 7: Then, add the fried peanuts to it. Give it a nice mix.
Step 8: Now, add the soaked poha.
Step 9: Mix it nicely with the ingredients. Cook it on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 10: Finally, add 1 tsp of lemon juice and a handful of chopped coriander leaves to it. Mix them well and your tasty and healthy homemade poha is ready to enjoy.
Step 11: Transfer it to a serving bowl, garnish it with a bit of aloo bhujia and a circular piece of lemon and serve hot.
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Poha
Ingredients
- 2 cups poha flattened rice
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/3 cup peanut
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ cup onion
- 2 green chilies
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Coriander leaves a handful, chopped
- Aloo bhujia a handful for garnishing
Instructions
- Place a strainer on a bowl and put 2 cups of poha (flattened rice) in it. Pour adequate water at normal room temperature on the poha so that it is soaked nicely. Keep it aside for 5 to 6 minutes to allow the excess water to drain off.
- In the meantime, heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a kadai or a frying pan on a medium flame. When the oil is hot, put 1/3 cup of raw peanuts in it. Stir fry them nicely until they start changing color. Remove them at this stage.
- In the same kadai, heat 2 tbsp of oil again and put ½ tsp of cumin powder and ½ tsp of mustard seeds when it is hot. Mix them. Let them crackle.
- Now, add ½ cup of onion (finely chopped) and 2 green chilies to it. Cook them on a medium flame stirring continuously until the onions turn translucent and soft.
- Then, add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, ½ tsp of red chili powder, and ½ tsp of salt in it and mix them all nicely.
- Now, add ½ tsp of sugar. Mix it and cook for 30 seconds.
- Then, add the fried peanuts to it. Give it a nice mix.
- Now, add the soaked poha.
- Mix it nicely with the ingredients. Cook it on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Finally, add 1 tsp of lemon juice and a handful of chopped coriander leaves to it. Mix them well and your tasty and healthy homemade poha is ready to enjoy.
- Transfer it to a serving bowl, garnish it with a bit of aloo bhujia and a circular piece of lemon and serve hot.
