Onion Poha Recipe with step by step pictures. It is a simple dish which has flattened rice with onions and peanuts usually served for breakfast.
Onion Poha
Poha is one of my favourite, we make it atleast once a week, but mostly it is southindian way by adding coconut to it..But this recipe is new to me and it taste just yummy. I have had this poha quite a few times during our trip to north, i loved it for breakfast..So i tried it yesterday and it was delicious. So here i am with the post.
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Ingredients for Kanda Poha Recipe
- Poha / Aval / Flattened Rice - 2 cups
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Onion - 1 large chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 3 to 5 chopped finely
- Peanuts - 1 tbsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves a sprig
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ teaspoon + ½ tsp
- Lemon Juice to taste
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
- Water - ½ cup
How to Make Kanda Poha Recipe
- Take poha in a bowl. Add in water, salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric, lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in peanuts and roast till golden. Add in mustard, urad dal, hing and mix well. Fry till it turns golden.
- Add in onions, curry leaves and green chilli. Add in little salt and sugar along with turmeric. Mix well.
- Now add in the poha and toss well. Once everything is heated up, add in coriander leaves and mix
- Mix well and serve.
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Onion Poha Recipe | Kanda Poha Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Poha / Aval / Flattened Rice
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 large Onion chopped finely
- 3 to 5 Green Chillies chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon Peanuts
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- Curry leaves a sprig
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon + ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- Lemon Juice to taste
- Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
- ½ cup Water
Instructions
- Take poha in a bowl. Add in water, salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric, lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in peanuts and roast till golden. Add in mustard, urad dal, hing and mix well. Fry till it turns golden.
- Add in onions, curry leaves and green chilli. Add in little salt and sugar along with turmeric. Mix well.
- Now add in the poha and toss well. Once everything is heated up, add in coriander leaves and mix
- Mix well and serve.
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Kanda Poha Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take poha in a bowl |
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| add little water over it |
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| add little salt and turmeric powder |
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| some lemon juice |
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| mix well |
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| Heat little oil and add peanuts |
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| fry them for a min or so |
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| add in mustard and urad dal |
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| add in asafoetida |
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| saute them for a min |
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| add in onions and chillies |
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| saute for couple of mins |
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| add in salt and turmeric |
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| mix well |
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| add in poha |
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| toss well |
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| add in coriander leaves |
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| give a good mix |
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| done |
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| Serve |





































Abi
Hi, what poha have you used? Thick, medium or thin poha?