Indian Poha
A light, flavourful breakfast dish made with thick brown rice flakes (poha). It's cooked with diced onion, small potato, mustard seeds, cumin powder, curry leaves, green chili, chopped peanuts, turmeric powder, and ground pepper. Finished with fresh lemon juice, this quick recipe offers a zesty, wholesome meal that's both nutritious and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 2 cups think brown rice poha rice flakes
- 1 med brown onion diced
- 1 small potato diced small
- ⅓ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 8 curry leaves
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped peanuts unsalted
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- ground pepper for taste and to activate the turmeric
Instructions
- Place Poha into a large strainer, rinse two times through cold water while running your fingers through the mix. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pan, add all other ingredients except the turmeric, pepper, and lemon juice mix well and cook covered until potatoes are soft. Stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Add turmeric powder and pepper and stir through and heat through.
- Add Poha and mix well.
- Cook for a further three minutes.
- Add the lemon juice and stir through.
- Serve sprinkled with finely chopped coriander leaves and a sprinkling of more of the unsalted chopped peanuts.
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