Poha Recipe| Kande Pohe | Healthy breakfast Poha

Poha or kande (onion) Pohe:

Hello foodies!!

Poha , also known Pohe is a very popular Maharashtrian breakfast recipe. It is a very healthy, light and tasty recipe loved by all the age groups. It is cooked using flattened rice, onion, curry leaves etc. The best part of Poha is that it is not only eaten during breakfast but can be enjoyed even as evening snacks. Also we can have in our tiffin box at work so that we have healthy food whenever we feel hungry. The total preparation and cooking time it takes is around 20 mins. So what are we waiting for, let's begin with this simple and amazingly healthy recipe.... 

Ingredients:

• ·        1 cup pohe/poha
• ·        1 Onion chopped
• ·        2-3 Green chillies
• ·        5-6 Curry leaves
• ·        ¼ tsp hing or asafoetida
• ·        ¼ tsp Ginger finely chopped
• ·        1 medium potato (optional)
• ·        8-10 peanuts (can add more or less as you like)
• ·        ¾ tsp mustard seeds
• ·        ¼ tsp turmeric seeds
• ·        ½ tsp lemon
• ·        3 tsp oil
• ·        Salt as per taste
• ·        Some finely chopped coriander for garnish

Method:

• ·        Take 1 cup of poha, rinse them with water 2-3 times and then keep them aside for almost 10 minutes till they get soft.
• ·        Heat up a pan and add 3 tsp oil in it. Add the peanuts to it and roast them for 1 minute and then keep them aside.
• ·        Now add 1 tsp more oil in the pan, then add  mustard seeds in it. Once the mustard seeds start to crackle add curry leaves, hing , finely chopped ginger and chopped onion to it. Let them cook for almost  2-3 minutes.
• ·        If you add potato then cook it until the potato gets soft. While adding potato is optional but yes it adds a really good taste to poha.
• ·        Now add turmeric and our soaked poha in the pan. Saute all the ingredients for 2-3 minutes. Then add salt as per taste to it.
• ·        And then…. Our poha is ready. Garnish them with finely chopped coriander. We can garnish it with farsan or sev etc.
• ·        You can also garnish it with shredded coconut.
• ·        At the end don’t forget to squeeze some lemon juice on the ready poha. So, finally our yummy ,tasty and healthy poha is ready.

Tips:

• ·        There are different types of poha available in market like thin poha, medium and thick poha. Mostly go for using medium or thick poha as if we use thin poha, then on rinsing it , it breaks as it becomes turns too soft.
• ·        If you love potatoes but it takes time too cook, so if you are in hurry in morning, boil a potato at night and keep it in refrigerator. Then next day when you are preparing poha, add it while adding onions.

Benefits of Poha:

• ·        Controls body blood sugar thus it is very healthy for diabetic people. As it is rich in fibre,  it leads to slow and steady release of sugar into the blood stream, thus it prevents any sudden increase in the blood sugar levels.  
• ·        Poha is also a very good source of carbohydrates as it contains 77% of healthy carbs and 23% of fats.
• ·        Poha are light and easy to digest. They never cause stomach problems or bloating. It also helps to keep full stomach full to avoid untimely hunger.
• ·        Poha is also a rich source of iron. They also contain very low calories, thus help in maintaining weight.

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