Onion Poha Recipe

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If you’ve ever had a Marathi relative, friend or cook, you’d know what a poha is. And in all possibility are already imagining a plate of it topped with some peanuts and coriander chutney. The dish is a popular breakfast item made with flattened rice, vegetables and mild spices.

The onion poha or kanda poha is a variation of the classic poha with added onions to step up the taste, crunch and awesomeness of this preparation. Follow the uber easy recipe for delicious and healthy poha in minutes.

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Mildly-spiced pan fried flat rice with onion.

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Course

Breakfast, Snacks

Cuisine

Maharastra

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1½ cup Poha flattened rice
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 potatoes (boiled and chopped optional)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 tbsp Peanuts
• A handful of curry leaves
• 1 green chili chopped
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1½ tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste

For the garnish

• a few coriander leaves
• Half a lemon

Course Breakfast, Snacks Cuisine Maharastra Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1½ cup Poha flattened rice 1 onion chopped 2 potatoes (boiled and chopped optional) 1 tsp Mustard seeds 2 tbsp Peanuts A handful of curry leaves 1 green chili chopped ¼ tsp Turmeric powder 1½ tbsp Oil Salt to taste For the garnish a few coriander leaves Half a lemon

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Instructions

1. Rinse the poha to soften it to a mashable state.
2. Add salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
3. Dry roast the peanuts to make them crunchier. Keep aside.
4. Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds.
5. Then add the potato and onions and sauté till the onions become translucent.
6. Now add the curry leaves and sauté for roughly half a minute.
7. Add the roasted peanuts and poha and stir. Cover and cook on a low flame for 2-3 minutes, stirring once or twice in between.
8. Turn off the stove and let the poha sit for about a minute. Stir.
9. Remove the lid and garnish with lime juice and coriander leaves.
10. Stir and serve hot.