Poha In Curd

Nothing less than the curd rice, taste this simple yet tasty poha in curd.

Ingredients

Poha 1 cup

Curd 1 cup

Green chilly 2 (finely chopped)

Golden Raisins 10-15

Cashew 3-4

Coriander leaves few

Salt as per taste

Oil 2 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Chana dal 1 tsp

Urad dal 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Method

Soak the Poha in water for 5-7 min. Check to make sure that the Poha has turned a bit soft but not too soft (do not soak Poha in water more than 7 min). Drain the water from the vessel,  squeeze out all water from the Poha.
Add Curd, Green chillies, Coriander leaves and Salt to the wet Poha. Mix well with hand or spoon. If needed add additional curd to these contents.
Heat a frying pan, pour oil, add Raisins and Cashew nuts. Fry until the nuts turn golden brown. Use a spoon to transfer the Raisins and Cashews to the Curd-Poha. Leave the oil in frying pan. Add Mustard seeds once it splutters add Chana dal, Urad dal and Curry leaves and fry until Dals turn golden brown. Add this tempering to Curd-Poha. Now the Poha is ready to be served.

Serve Poha in Curd immediately.

Sweet Corn Poha

Ingredients

Sweet corn kernels 1 cup (Boiled)

Poha 1 cup

Oil 1 tsp

Mustard 1/4 tsp

Chana dhal 1 tsp

Urad dhal 1 tsp

Dry red chilly 3

Curry leaves 4-5

Hing a pinch

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Method

Boil the sweetcorn until soft but not mushy and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan add mustard, when it stops spluttering add chana dhal and urad dhal, when both the dhals change colour add the dry chilly and curry leaves and saute for a min.

Wash and soak poha for 5mins. drain the water.

Now add turmeric, and boiled sweetcorn kernels and salt and mix well

Now add the soaked poha and mix everything and cook for 4-5mins until poha becomes soft.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve Sweet Corn Poha as an evening snack or breakfast.

Cucumber Poha

Ingredients

Poha/rice flakes 1 cup

Cucumber 1

Lemon Juice 2tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaf few

Dry red chilly 2

Green chilly 1

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Salt as per taste.

Method

Wash the poha and drain the excess water, to this add grated cucumber, salt and lemon juice.

Heat oil in a pan add mustard when it stops spulttering add cumin seeds, curry leaf, dry and green chilly and fry for 2mins, pour this on poha mixture and mix well.

Serve Cucumber Poha as an evening snack or for breakfast.

Batata Poha

Ingredients

2 cups Poha

1Potato
1 Onion
1/4 tsp hing powder
2 Green Chillies
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
Curry Leavrs few
2 tsp Peanuts
4 tblsp Oil
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1 Lemon
Few Coriander leaves / Freshgrated coconut / Sev
Salt to taste

Method

 Soak the poha in water for 30-45 secs. Wash and drain all the water. Do not leave too much water after washing. That will make it like a paste
 Add some salt, turmeric powder and keep aside.
 Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onions, chillies
 Heat oil and put mustard seeds until they crackle Put Hing powder, peanuts and curry leaves
 Add potatoes, saute for few minutes, then add chopped onions, chillies.
 Cook till they are done. Add the poha, corainder leaves and stir well. Add 1 tbsp of lemon juice
 Keep it on slow flame for 5- 7 minutes.
Tastes best when served hot. You can use fresh coriander leaves and grated coconut / Sev for garnishing as per your taste.