Poha- “Healthy Indian Breakfast”

Healthy Indian Beakfast

• A very healthy and delicious Indian Breakfast from western India – Poha, is an easy-to-cook, nutritious snack. It is often eaten for breakfast. In fact this is the first breakfast I had prepared for my hubby.

• Ingredients:

  • 2 cups poha (flattened rice)
  • 2 tbsps vegetable/ olive/ sunflower cooking oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1 medium onion chopped fine
  • 1 medium sized carrot finely chopped
  • Handful of green peas
  • Pinch of turmeric powder
  • Juice of 1/2 a lime
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander to garnish
  • Haldiram Bikanari Sev for crunchy taste.

  Preparation:

  • Put the poha in a sieve and wash under running water for 2 minutes. Keep aside to drain.
  • Heat the oil in a pan on a medium flame and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. Fry till the spluttering stops and then add the onion. Fry till soft and translucent.
  • Then add green peas and carrots and fry it for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the turmeric powder  and salt and stir well to blend all ingredients.
  • Drain the poha completely to remove all water and add it to the above mix.
  • Cook for another minute. Turn off the fire.
  • Pour lime juice over the poha and mix well.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander and Haldiram Bikaner Sev. Serve ith Tomato sauce while hot.